Yandangornis
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| Yandangornis Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Yandangornis longicaudus Cai and Zhou et al., 1999 |
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.
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