Protopteryx
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| Protopteryx Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 131Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | †Enantiornithes |
| Order: | †Protopterygiformes Zhang & Zhou, 2006 |
| Family: | †Protopterygidae Zhang & Zhou, 2006 |
| Genus: | †Protopteryx Zhang & Zhou, 2000 |
| Species: | † P. fengningensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Protopteryx fengningensis Zhang & Zhou, 2000 | |
Protopteryx is an extinct genus of bird, perhaps an enantiornithine, from the Cretaceous in China. The type species is P. fengningensis.[1] It was found in the Sichakou Member of the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China[2] and so dates to 131 Ma ago.[3]
References
- ↑ Zhang, Fucheng; Zhou, Zhonghe (2000). "A Primitive Enantiornithine Bird and the Origin of Feathers". Science 290 (5498): 1955–1959. Bibcode:2000Sci...290.1955Z. doi:10.1126/science.290.5498.1955. PMID 11110660.
- ↑ Jin, F.; Zhang, F.C.; Li, Z.H.; Zhang, J.Y.; Li, C.; Zhou, Z.H. (2008). "On the horizon of Protopteryx and the early vertebrate fossil assemblages of the Jehol Biota". Chinese Science Bulletin 53 (18): 2820–2827. doi:10.1007/s11434-008-0209-5.
- ↑ O'Connor, J.K., Zhou Z. and Zhang F. (In press). "A reappraisal of Boluochia zhengi (Aves: Enantiornithes) and a discussion of intraclade diversity in the Jehol avifauna, China." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, (published online before print 16 December 2010). doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.512614
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
External links
- Protopteryx in the Paleobiology Database
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