Xinghaiornis
| Xinghaiornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125 Ma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Ornithothoraces |
| Genus: | †Xinghaiornis Wang et al., 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Xinghaiornis lini Wang et al., 2013 | |
Xinghaiornis is an extinct genus of toothless basal ornithothoracine dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation (Aptian stage) of western Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Xinghaiornis was first named by Xuri Wang, Luis M. Chiappe, Fangfang Teng and Qiang Ji in 2013 and the type species is Xinghaiornis lini.[1]
References
- ↑ Xuri Wang, Luis M. Chiappe, Fangfang Teng and Qiang Ji (2013). "Xinghaiornis lini (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning: An Example of Evolutionary Mosaic in Early Birds". Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 87 (3): 686–689. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12080.
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