Biology:Shengjingornis
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Short description: Extinct genus of birds
| Shengjingornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Family: | †Longipterygidae |
| Genus: | †Shengjingornis Li et al., 2012 |
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| †Shengjingornis yangi Li et al., 2012
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Shengjingornis is a genus of enantiornithean bird known from the Early Cretaceous of Jinzhou, western Liaoning, China . Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation deposits, dated to 120 million years ago.[1]
Shengjingornis is considerably larger when compared to other longipterygids; combined with its poorly-preserved skull and bizarre claw and digit anatomy similar to both those of birds of prey and ground birds, its lifestyle is unclear.[2]
References
- ↑ Li Li; Wang Jinqi; Zhang Xi; Hou Shilin (2012). "A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China". Acta Geologica Sinica 86 (5): 1039–1044. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00729.x. http://www.geojournals.cn/dzxben/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=201205001&flag=1.
- ↑ Miller, Case Vincent; Pittman, Michael; Wang, Xiaoli; Zheng, Xiaoting; Bright, Jen A. (2022). "Diet of Mesozoic toothed birds (Longipterygidae) inferred from quantitative analysis of extant avian diet proxies". BMC Biology 20 (1): 101. doi:10.1186/s12915-022-01294-3. PMID 35550084.
Wikidata ☰ Q2336607 entry
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