Jianchangornis

Jianchangornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
(unranked): Ornithurae
Genus: Jianchangornis
Zhou et al., 2009
Species
  • J. microdonta Zhou et al., 2009 (type)

Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithurine bird. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, People's Republic of China.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zhou, Z.-H., Zhang, F.-C., and Li, Z.-H. (2009). "A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 47 (4): 399-310. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2008.09.003.