Enaliornis fossil map
Where fossils of Enaliornis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 100 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 100 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Theropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 106.3–100.5 million years ago (Albian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Named by | Seeley 1876 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom |
| Rock formations | Gault |
About Enaliornis
Enaliornis is a genus of hesperornithine which lived during the late Albian to the early Cenomanian, making them the oldest known hesperornithines. Fossils have been found near Cambridge, England. Due to its lack of certain hesperornithid apomorphies, they were much more "conventional" birds and were initially held to be Gaviiformes (loons/divers).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Enaliornis (revision 1354736043), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5375180.
