Brodavis

Brodkorb's bird

• Brod · Modern (from surname) · from Pierce Brodkorb, American ornithologist and paleornithologist
• avis · Latin · bird

The name combines the first part of the surname of Pierce Brodkorb, an American paleo-ornithologist who studied fossil birds, with the Latin word "avis", meaning bird. It honours his contributions to the study of fossil birds. Brodavis is a flightless, foot-propelled diving bird related to Hesperornis.

Named by

Martin, Kurochkin and Tokaryk

Year named

2012

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

North America (Canada and the USA) and Mongolia

Brodavis is a genus of hesperornithiform birds, so it counts as an avian dinosaur. Several species are known, including B. americanus, B. varneri, B. baileyi and B. mongoliensis. Some species were first assigned to other genera. I am less sure of the exact stages and the naming details, so I left the stages blank.