Cratoavis

Cratoavis; Temporal range: Aptian; ~125–113 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Restoration of Cratoavis being attacked by Mirischia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	†Enantiornithes
Genus:	†Cratoavis; Carvalho et al. 2015
Species:	†C. cearensis
Binomial name
	†Cratoavis cearensis; Carvalho et al. 2015

Cratoavis is a genus of enantiornithine birds. The type and only currently described species is C. cearensis, from the Early Cretaceous of Araripe Basin, Ceará, Brazil. The fossil, an articulated skeleton with feathers attached to the wings and surrounding the body, extends considerably the temporal record of the group at South America.[1]

The genus was named after the Crato Formation, in which the specimen was found.[1]

References

Carvalho, I. S.; Novas, F. E.; Agnolín, F. L.; Isasi, M. P.; Freitas, F. I.; Andrade, J. A. (2015) A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology 45 (2): 161-171.

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[Carvalhoetal2015-1] Carvalho, I. S.; Novas, F. E.; Agnolín, F. L.; Isasi, M. P.; Freitas, F. I.; Andrade, J. A. (2015) A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology 45 (2): 161-171.