Confuciusornis sanctus #210 Gallimimus Ples is STS 5

Ples is STS 5

It belongs to a sub-genus of Araucaria called Bunya

The first dinosaur eggs were discovered in southern France in 1859

The fossil consists of most of the face and mandible with teeth and

Confuciusornis sanctus #210 Gallimimus Ples is STS 5Confuciusornis sanctus ("the sacred bird of Confucius") is the earliest known beaked bird. Discovered in 1994, Confuciusornis represents an important side branch in avian evolution. Though Confuciusornis and its descendants all became extinct, it is the earliest known bird to abandon its reptilian teeth in favor of a light weight keratin beak. Remains of Confuciusornis are found at an Early Cretacaeous fossil site known as Sihetun in the Liaoning