Ichthyornis minusculus

† Ichthyornis minusculus — a Late Cretaceous toothed bird from Central Asian Uzbekistan. Small piscivore; smaller than the type species I. dispar. Represents the geographic range of Ichthyornithiformes across the Late Cretaceous Northern Hemisphere. Known from fragmentary material from the Bissekt.

Diet & Feeding

Piscivore

Ichthyornis minusculus was a fish-eating dinosaur. Piscivores typically lived near water sources and had specialized adaptations such as elongated snouts and conical teeth for catching fish.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Ichthyornis minusculus 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.