Explorornis
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| Explorornis | |
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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: | †Enantiornithes |
| Clade: | † Euenantiornithes
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| Genus: | †Explorornis Panteleev, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| †Explorornis nessovi Panteleev, 1998
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| Species | |
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Explorornis ("discovered bird", from
Kyzyl Kum, in present-day Uzbekistan.[1]
E. walkeri (specimen PO 4825) was originally placed in Alick Donald Walker.
These were all smallish birds, maybe 15–20 cm long in life, except E. walkeri which was probably more than 25 cm long.
Since only the coracoids are known, the
Euenantiornithes
would still require more material.
References
- ^ Panteleev, 1998. New species of enantiornithines (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Central Kyzylkum. Russkii Ornitologicheskii Zhurnal. Ekspress-vy.pvsk 35: 3-15.