Bird
Eoconfuciusornis
Eoconfuciusornis was an early beaked bird with a body plan close to the beginning of the confuciusornithid record.
Eoconfuciusornis was an early beaked bird with a body plan close to the beginning of the confuciusornithid record. Feathered wings and a beaked head give it a familiar outline with a very ancient context.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Eoconfuciusornis at a glance
- Diet
- Diet uncertain
- When it lived
- Early Cretaceous
- Group
- Confuciusornithidae
- Confuciusornithidae
Beyond the game
The real Eoconfuciusornis
Eoconfuciusornis was an early beaked bird with a body plan close to the beginning of the confuciusornithid record. Feathered wings and a beaked head give it a familiar outline with a very ancient context.
The named fossil adds evidence near the early part of the confuciusornithid record. Its beak, wings and other preserved structures provide a particular example within early bird diversity.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- IVPP original description of Eoconfuciusornis zhengi
- A primitive confuciusornithid bird from China and its implications for early avian flight
- Paleobiology Database: Eoconfuciusornis zhengi
Original English Dinosgacha summaries informed by the linked scientific and museum references; source publications retain their own rights.