Flexomornis fossil map
Where fossils of Flexomornis 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 | 100.5–93.9 million years ago (Cenomanian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Named by | Tykoski and Fiorillo 2010 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Lewisville |
About Flexomornis
Flexomornis (meaning "flexed shoulder bird") is an extinct genus of enantiornithean bird known from the Woodbine Formation (Lewisville Member) of Texas, United States, dating to the middle Cenomanian age of the late Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, Flexomornis howei, named for the amateur fossil hunter Kris Howe, who discovered the site where the fossils were found.
The holotype of F. howei was found 100 metres (330 ft) away from the holotype of Ampelognathus coheni.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flexomornis (revision 1357642061), 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: Q3501682.
