Abitusavis

departure bird (tentative)

• abitus · Latin · departure, going away
• avis · Latin · bird

The name combines the Latin "abitus" (a going away, departure) with "avis" (bird). I am not certain of the authors' stated reason for choosing it, so the exact rationale is not given here.

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Liaoning Province, China (Jehol Biota)

Described as an early bird (avialan) from the Jehol Biota; the type species is A. lii. Details such as author, year, formation and pronunciation are left blank because I am not sure of them. Please check a primary source.