Confuciusornis sanctus #210 Gallimimus It belongs to a sub-genus

It belongs to a sub-genus of Araucaria called Bunya

and rounded back of the skull

This area was a river valley during the late Triassic period but is a dry

which were early primates that are only found in the fossil record

herbivorous dinosaurs

Confuciusornis sanctus #210 Gallimimus It belongs to a sub-genusConfuciusornis sanctus ("the sacred bird of Confucius") is the earliest known beaked bird. Discovered in 1994, Confuciusornis represents an important side branch in avian evolution. Though Confuciusornis and its descendants all became extinct, it is the earliest known bird to abandon its reptilian teeth in favor of a light weight keratin beak. Remains of Confuciusornis are found at an Early Cretacaeous fossil site known as Sihetun in the Liaoning