Eopengornis

dawn Peng bird

• eo · Greek · dawn, early
• Peng · Chinese · giant mythical bird of Chinese legend (also the root of the related genus Pengornis)
• ornis · Greek · bird

The name combines the Greek "eo" (dawn or early) with Pengornis, a related bird genus. Pengornis in turn comes from "Peng", a giant bird in Chinese mythology, plus the Greek "ornis" (bird). The name therefore marks Eopengornis as an early member of the pengornithid group of birds.

Named by

Wang et al.

Year named

2014

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Hauterivian

Found in

Huajiying Formation, Hebei Province, China

Eopengornis is an enantiornithine bird in the family Pengornithidae. Birds are avian dinosaurs, so it counts as a dinosaur in the modern sense. The type species is E. martini. The age is approximate, based on the Huajiying Formation being about 130 million years old.