Martin's Yan(Swallow)-Bird

  Yanornis martini

 

(Zhou & Zhang, 2001)

    Yanornis martini is a large wading bird of Cretaceous China.  Y. martini hunts rather like a Caudipteryx zoui, relying on its flexibal neck and lightning reflexes to snatch fish out of the shallow water.

Thanks to Ben Creisler for telling me the citation for this bird.
Other sites containing pertinent information:

• T. Mike Keesey's Yanornispage
• SciChina's Yanornisphoto

© Daniel Bensen 2001
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