Yatenavis ieujensis

† Yatenavis ieujensis is a Late Cretaceous bird from the Lecho Formation of Argentina, one of the few Cretaceous birds known from South America's interior. This enantiornithine or ornithuromorph inhabited lakeside environments in the Andean precursor basins.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Yatenavis ieujensis was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Yatenavis ieujensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.