Calciavis

Cal-ve-a-vis.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Calciavis.

Phonetic

Cal-ve-a-vis.

Named By

Sterling L.‭ ‬Nesbitt‭ & ‬Julia A.‭ ‬Clarke‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Aves,‭ ‬Neornithes,‭ ‬Paleognathae,‭ ‬Lithornithiformes,‭ ‬Lithornithidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

C.‭ ‬grandei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Wyoming‭ ‬-‭ ‬Green River Formation.

Time Period

Eocene.

Fossil representation

Almost complete,‭ ‬including soft tissue impressions of skin and feathers.

In Depth

       Calciavis is a genus of bird that lived in North America during the Eocene.‭ ‬Calciavis likely foraged upon the ground,‭ ‬though the precise diet is still unknown at the time of writing.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The anatomy and taxonomy of the exquisitely preserved Green River Formation‭ (‬early Eocene‭) ‬lithornithids‭ (‬Aves‭) ‬and the relationships of Lithornithidae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,‭ ‬no.‭ ‬406.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sterling L.‭ ‬Nesbitt‭ & ‬Julia A.‭ ‬Clarke‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016. – Estimating Flight Style of Early Eocene Stem Palaeognath Bird Calciavis grandei (Lithornithidae). – The Anatomical Record. – Christopher R. Torres, Mark A.Norell & Julia A. Clarke – 2019.

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