Chaoyangia

Chaoyangia
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Euornithes
Order: Chaoyangiformes
Hou, 1997
Genus: Chaoyangia
Hou & Zhang, 1993
Species:
C. beishanensis
Binomial name
Chaoyangia beishanensis
Hou & Zhang, 1993

Chaoyangia is an extinct genus of euornithean birds, containing the single species Chaoyangia beishanensis. This species is known from a single fossil specimen consisting of a partial skeleton including vertebra, ribs, hips, and upper legs. The specimen (museum catalog number IVPP V9934) was discovered in the Jiufotang Formation near the city of Chaoyang in Liaoning province, China. This rock formation has been dated to the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous period, 120 million years ago.