Buhler's Dawn-Opposite-Bird
(Hou, Zhou & Feduccia, 1999)Eoenantiornis buhleri
Eoenantiornis buhleri are small, plump, ground birds of Early Cretaceous Asia. They have large, powerful wings whose alulas give flight control, and are capable of short bursts of tremendous speed. These birds eat seeds and, occasionally, insects, which they crush with their short, blunt, tooth-filled beaks.Other sites containing pertinent information:
- T. Mike Keesey's Eoenantiornispage.
- "More Feathered Wonders from Liaoning" by Tracy Lee Ford, an article on pages 18-20 of the October/November edition of the Pre-Historic Times.
- Picture Book of Chinese Fossil Birds, by Hou Lianhai, published in 2000 by the Yunnan science and Technology Press.
© Daniel Bensen 2001
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