Eogranivora fossil map
Where fossils of Eogranivora have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 130 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 130 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 | 125.77–119.57 million years ago (Barremian to Aptian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Named by | Zheng et al. 2018 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China |
| Rock formations | Yixian |
About Eogranivora
Eogranivora is a bird genus, belonging to the Ornithuromorpha, that lived in the area of present-day China during the Early Cretaceous. Its type species is Eogranivora edentulata.
In 2011, a bird fossil, specimen STM35-3 found at Dawangzhangzi, was referred to Hongshanornis. Subsequently, that genus was proven to possess teeth, while STM35-3 is toothless. Additional research showed that the latter represented a species new to science.
In 2018, the type species Eogranivora edentulata was named and described by Zheng Xiaoting, Jingmai Kathleen O'Connor, Wang Xiaoli, Wang Yan and Zhou Zhonghe. The generic name combines a Greek eos, "dawn", with Neo-Latin granivora, "group of seed eaters", in reference to the species being the oldest known seed-eating ornithuromorph bird. The specific name means "toothless" in Latin. Eogranivora was the first fossil bird species to have been named in 2018.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eogranivora (revision 1300194320), 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: Q47536173.
