Biology:Similiyanornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
Similiyanornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
Family: | †Yanornithidae |
Genus: | †Similiyanornis Wang et al., 2020 |
Species: | †S. brevipectus
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Binomial name | |
†Similiyanornis brevipectus Wang et al., 2020
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Similiyanornis (meaning "similar to Yanornis") is an extinct genus of ornithuromorphs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China . The genus contains a single species, Similiyanornis brevipectus, known from a complete skeleton with feathers.[1]
References
- ↑ Min Wang; Zhiheng Li; Qingguo Liu; Zhonghe Zhou (2020). "Two new Early Cretaceous ornithuromorph birds provide insights into the taxonomy and divergence of Yanornithidae (Aves: Ornithothoraces)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18 (21): 1805–1827. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1836050.
Wikidata ☰ Q104471805 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similiyanornis.
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