Sazavis was an enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous. It might have been related to Nanantius and lived in what is now the Kyzyl Kum of Uzbekistan. There is a single species known to date, Sazavis prisca.
Etymology
The generic name is composed of the Kazakhсаз (saz) ("clay") and the Latinavis ("bird"), referring to the clay depression of Uzbekistan, near which this bird was discovered. The name is derived from the Latin priscus and means "ancient." == Description ==
Description
It is only known from a single piece of tibiotarsus == Paleoecology ==
Paleoecology
Sazavis possibly lived on nearby coasts or in the liman forests dominated by the flowering plants of the Platanaceae family. == References ==