Dinosauria›Reptilia›Ichthyornithes
Ichthyornis Ichthyornis minusculus Nessov 1990
/ˈɪkθɪˌɔːɹniz/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · 93.9–89.8 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
piscivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Ichthyornis minusculus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 93.9–89.8 million years ago. It was a piscivore. It was named by Nessov 1990. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Ichthyornis minusculus sits in deep time
Ichthyornis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Ichthyornis minusculus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.