Changzuiornis
| Changzuiornis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithurae |
| Genus: | †Changzuiornis Huang et al., 2016 |
| Type species | |
| †Changzuiornis ahgmi Huang et al., 2016
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Changzuiornis is an
ornithuromorph bird from the Early Cretaceous of present-day China. It contains a single species, C. ahgmi.[1]
Discovery and naming
At
The holotype, AGB5840, was found in a layer of the Jiufotang Formation dating from the Aptian. It consists of an almost complete and associated skeleton with skull, compressed on a plate. It preserves feather remains and gastroliths. It represents an adult individual.[1]
Description
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Changzuiornis has a long beak which reaches 68% of the total skull length.[1]
Classification
Changzuiornis was placed in the Ornithurae. The describers suggested that Changzuiornis might be cogeneric to the closely related Juehuaornis found in the same formation, in which case the latter genus would have priority.[1]
See also
References
- ^ PMID 27019777.