Mirarce eatoni

† Mirarce eatoni is a Late Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Utah, USA. One of the largest known enantiornithines, with an estimated wingspan of ~60 cm, it provides evidence of large-bodied Mesozoic avialans in North America.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Mirarce eatoni 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

Mirarce eatoni 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.