Jianchangornis
| Jianchangornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Ornithothoraces |
| Clade: | Euornithes |
| Genus: | †Jianchangornis Zhou et al., 2009 |
| Species: | † J. microdonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Jianchangornis microdonta Zhou et al., 2009 | |
Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithuromorph birds. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, People's Republic of China.[1]
References
- ↑ Zhou, Z.-H., Zhang, F.-C., and Li, Z.-H. (2009). "A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 47 (4): 399–310. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2008.09.003.
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