Eoalulavis hoyasi

† Eoalulavis hoyasi — an Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Las Hoyas Formation, Spain. Notable for possessing the earliest known alula (bastard wing), enabling low-speed flight control. Small carnivorous avian preserved in lacustrine limestone with exceptional soft-tissue detail.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Eoalulavis hoyasi 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Eoalulavis hoyasi lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.