Shanweiniao

In Depth        Shanweiniao is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous.‭ ‬When the genus was described in‭ ‬2010,‭ ‬Shanweiniao was the only known enantiornithine which had a wing structure that was capable of generating lift.‭ ‬The name Shanweiniao means‭ ‘‬fan tailed bird‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to the structure of the … Read more