Yandangornis

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Yandangornis was a theropod, possibly a bird, from the Late Cretaceous. It lived 85-74 million years ago. The type species, Y. longicaudus, was formally described by Cai and Zhou in 1999. The fossils were discovered in 1986, and form most of one complete skeleton. These remains show an animal more derived than, but similar to, Archaeopteryx.

iYandangornis
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Coelurosauria
(unranked) Maniraptora
Genus: Yandangornis
Binomial name
Yandangornis longicaudus
Cai and Zhou et al., 1999


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