Parvavis

small bird

• parvus · Latin · small
• avis · Latin · bird

The name combines the Latin words "parvus" (small) and "avis" (bird). It refers to the small size of this early bird. The type species is Parvavis chuxiongensis, and its species name refers to Chuxiong, the area in Yunnan where it was found.

Named by

Wang, Zhou and Xu

Year named

2014

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Jiangdihe Formation, Chuxiong, Yunnan Province, China

Parvavis is an enantiornithine bird, which makes it an early avian dinosaur and not a non-avian dinosaur. It was one of the first enantiornithines reported from the Upper Cretaceous of China. I am not certain of the exact geologic stage, so I have left it blank.