Guildavis

"Guild bird" (second element: bird)

• Guild · English · first element of the name; I am not certain who or what it honours
• avis · Latin · bird

The name ends in the Latin "avis", meaning "bird", which fits a toothed Cretaceous seabird-like ornithuran. I could not confirm what the first element, "Guild", refers to, so I am not giving a reason for it.

Named by

Clarke

Year named

2004

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Niobrara Formation, Kansas, USA

Guildavis is a Late Cretaceous bird related to Ichthyornis. Birds are living dinosaurs, so it counts as an avian dinosaur, not a non-avian one. The location, author and date come from memory and should be checked. The etymology of "Guild" is unverified.