| Ambiortus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
| |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Ambiortiformes |
| Family: | †Ambiortidae Kurochkin, 1982 |
| Genus: | †Ambiortus Kurochkin, 1982 |
| Species: | †A. dementjevi
|
| Binomial name | |
| †Ambiortus dementjevi Kurochkin, 1982
| |
Ambiortus is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph dinosaurs. The only known species, Ambiortus dementjevi, lived sometime during the Barremian age between 136.4 and 125 million years ago[1] in the Andaikhudag Formation of Mongolia. It was discovered by Yevgeny Kurochkin in 1982.[2]
- ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix (PDF).
- ^ Chiappe, L.M.; Witmer, L.M. (2002). Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs. University of California Press. p. 350. ISBN 9780520200944. Retrieved 2015-08-20.