Chupkaornis

Chupka bird

• Chupka · Japanese/Ainu (uncertain) · a place name in Hokkaido, Japan, near where the fossil was found (exact origin not verified)
• ornis · Greek · bird

The name combines a place name from Hokkaido, Japan, where the fossil was found, with the Greek word "ornis", meaning "bird". It therefore means roughly "bird from Chupka". The exact origin of "Chupka" has not been verified here.

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Yezo Group, Hokkaido, Japan

Chupkaornis is a toothed, diving bird related to Hesperornithiformes. Birds are avian dinosaurs, but it is not a non-avian dinosaur. The type species is C. keraorum. The author, year and place-name details are not confirmed, so treat them with caution.