Baptornis Baptornis advenus Marsh 1877
/bˈæptɔːɹniz/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Santonian) · 89.8–83.6 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
aquatic
Environment
marine
Where It Was Found
Country
United States
Region
Kansas
Formation
Niobrara
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Baptornis advenus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 89.8–83.6 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as aquatic. Its remains come from marine deposits. Fossils have been recovered from Kansas, United States. It was named by Marsh 1877. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Baptornis advenus sits in deep time
Baptornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Baptornis advenus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.