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China's Fossil Marvels
AUGUST 2005
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Early Bird
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta; fossil courtesy Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Beijing
The discovery of Sapeornis chaoyangensis is helping provide new information about the feeding habits of the Earth's early birds. The presence of gastroliths—stones ingested by animals to grind food in the gut—indicates that this species was a plant-eater. Other significant features include exceptionally long forelimbs, suggesting that Sapeornis, the largest known bird from the early Cretaceous, might have been able to soar.
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Camera: Nikon F5
Film type: Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens: AF Nikkor 60mm, f/2.8 macro
Speed and F-stop: 1/60 @ f/11
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Weather Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day: Unrecorded
Lighting Techniques: One Comet 1,200 watt/second power pack with thee strobe light heads covered with soft boxes, and one with a grid for spot effect
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