Biology:Schizooura

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds


Schizooura
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Family: Schizoouridae
Genus: Schizooura
Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012
Species:
S. lii
Binomial name
Schizooura lii
Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012

Schizooura is a genus of basal ornithuromorph bird known from the Early Cretaceous of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China . Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation deposits, dated to 120 million years ago.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q543288 entry