| Shenqiornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 122 Ma |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | Shenqiornis Wang et al., 2010 |
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S. mengi Wang et al., 2010 (type) |
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Shenqiornis is a genus of enantiornithine ("opposite bird"). It was found in the Qiaotou member of the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China, and is therefore of uncertain age. The Qiaotou Member may correlate with the more well-known Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, and so probably dates to around 122 Ma ago.[1]