Huoshanornis
| Huoshanornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Huoshanornis Wang et al., 2010 |
| Species: | †H. huji |
| Binomial name | |
| Huoshanornis huji Wang et al., 2010 | |
Huoshanornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds which existed in what is now Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning Province, China during the early Cretaceous period. Its fossil remains were found at Chaoyang City.[1] It was first named by Xia Wang, Zihui Zhang, Chunling Gao, Lianhai Hou, Qingjin Meng and Jinyuan Liu in 2010 and the type species is Huoshanornis huji.[1]
References
- 1 2 Xia Wang; Zihui Zhang; Chunling Gao; Lianhai Hou; Qingjin Meng; Jinyuan Liu (2010). "A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Early Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China". The Condor. 112 (3): 432–437. doi:10.1525/cond.2010.090248.
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