Shenqiornis
| Shenqiornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 122 Ma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Family: | †Bohaiornithidae |
| Genus: | †Shenqiornis Wang et al., 2010 |
| Species: | † S. mengi |
| Binomial name | |
| Shenqiornis mengi Wang et al., 2010 | |
Shenqiornis is a genus of enantiornithine ("opposite bird").[1] It was found in the Qiaotou member of the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China, and is therefore of uncertain age. The Qiaotou Member may correlate with the more well-known Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, and so probably dates to around 122 Ma ago.[2]
References
- ↑ Wang, X. et al. (2010) New species of Enantiornithes (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Qiaotou Formation in Northern Hebei, China. Acta Geologica Sinica, 84(2):247-256.
- ↑ Jin, F., Zhang, F.C., Li, Z.H., Zhang, J.Y., Li, C. and Zhou, Z.H. (2008). "On the horizon of Protopteryx and the early vertebrate fossil assemblages of the Jehol Biota." Chinese Science Bulletin, 53(18): 2820-2827.
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