Protopteryx
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| Protopteryx Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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Protopteryx is an extinct genus of enantiornithine bird from the Cretaceous in China. The type species is P. fengningensis.
[edit] Sources
- http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil-Pictures/Birds/Protopteryx/Protopteryx-fengningensis.htm
- Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs by Luis M. Chiappe and Lawrence M. Witmer
[edit] External links
- Protopteryx in the Paleobiology Database
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