Jianchangornis

Jianchangornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Artist's view of Jianchangornis microdonta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Ornithothoraces
Clade: Euornithes
Genus: Jianchangornis
Zhou et al., 2009
Species:
J. microdonta
Binomial name
Jianchangornis microdonta
Zhou et al., 2009

Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, China.[1]

  1. ^ Zhou, Z.-H.; Zhang, F.-C. & Li, Z.-H. (2009). "A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (4): 299–310. [1]