Biology:Changmaornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
Changmaornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
Genus: | †Changmaornis Wang et al., 2013 |
Type species | |
†Changmaornis houi Wang et al., 2013
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Changmaornis is an extinct genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of Changma Basin, Gansu Province of northwestern China . Changmaornis was first named by Ya-Ming Wang, Jingmai K. O'Connor, Da-Qing Li and Hai-Lu You in 2013 and the type species is Changmaornis houi.[1]
References
- ↑ Wang, Y. M.; O'Connor, J. K.; Li, D. Q.; You, H. L. (2013). Farke, Andrew A. ed. "Previously Unrecognized Ornithuromorph Bird Diversity in the Early Cretaceous Changma Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China". PLOS ONE 8 (10): e77693. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077693. PMID 24147058.
Wikidata ☰ Q16751063 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changmaornis.
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