Shengjingornis
| Shengjingornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Family: | †Longipterygidae |
| Genus: | †Shengjingornis Li et al., 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †Shengjingornis yangi Li et al., 2012 | |
Shengjingornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird known from the Early Cretaceous of Jinzhou, western Liaoning, China. Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation deposits, dated to 120 million years ago.[1]
References
- ↑ Li Li, Wang Jinqi, Zhang Xi and Hou Shilin (2012). "A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Jinzhou Area, Western Liaoning Province, China". Acta Geologica Sinica. 86 (5): 1039–1044. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00729.x.
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