Hesper-
onis

Hesperonis Facts

Name Means	"Regal western bird"
Type	Fishing bird
Lived When	Late Cretaceous (96-65 million years ago)
Length	5 feet
Weapons	It was an expert swimmer with keen eyesight underwater, and a long bill with needle-sharp teeth!
Diet	Fish and squid, other marine animals
Habitat	Kansas to Canadian Arctic; could survive on land as well as water (but eyesight may have been poor on land)
Interesting Hesperonis Facts	This diving bird was almost as big as a man, and it couldn't fly! One reason so many Hesperonis bones have been found is that they were harder than regular bird bones. This is fairly common for diving birds like Hesperonis.

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