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 enantiornithean 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

  1. 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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