Grabauornis
gra-BOW-or-nis /ɡrəˌboʊˈɔːrnɪs/
Grabau's bird
- Grabau · Surname (Latinised) · honours Amadeus William Grabau, a geologist and paleontologist who worked in China
- ornis · Greek · bird
The name combines the surname Grabau with the Greek "ornis" (bird), giving "Grabau's bird". It is believed to honour A. W. Grabau, an American-born geologist and paleontologist who worked extensively in China. The genus is a fossil bird (an avian dinosaur) from the Early Cretaceous of China.
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Liaoning Province, China
Grabauornis is a fossil bird genus (birds are living theropod dinosaurs), probably an enantiornithine from the Early Cretaceous of China. I am not certain of the author, year of naming, exact formation or current taxonomic status, so those fields are left blank. The honoree is likely A. W. Grabau, but check this against a primary source.