Otogornis

Otog bird

• Otog · Mongolian (place name) · Otog Banner, Inner Mongolia, where the fossil was found
• ornis · Greek · bird

The name combines "Otog", the Otog Banner (Otog Qi) area of Inner Mongolia, China, where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for "bird". It means "Otog bird". The only named species, O. genghisi, honours Genghis Khan.

Named by

Hou

Year named

1994

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Otog Qi (Otog Banner), Inner Mongolia, China

Otogornis is an early bird (an enantiornithine, according to most authors). Birds are technically living dinosaurs, but it is not a non-avian dinosaur. The exact geologic stage and the formation are not given here because I am not certain of them.