Martinavis cruzyensis

Neogaeornis wetzeli was an Early Cretaceous or Late Cretaceous hesperornithiform bird from Chile. If correctly dated to the Late Cretaceous, it would represent one of the few hesperornithiform diving birds known from Gondwana, extending this family to South America.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Martinavis cruzyensis 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

Martinavis cruzyensis 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.