Biology:Yumenornis

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Yumenornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Holotype
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Ornithuromorpha
Genus: Yumenornis
Wang et al., 2013
Type species
Yumenornis huangi
Wang et al., 2013

Yumenornis is an extinct genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of Changma Basin, Gansu Province of northwestern China . Yumenornis was first named by Ya-Ming Wang, Jingmai O'Connor, Da-Qing Li and Hai-Lu You in 2013 and the type species is Yumenornis huangi.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15096847 entry