Lectavis Temporal range: Maastrichtian
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Restoration of Lectavis bretincola predating upon a hermit crab | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
Genus: | †Lectavis Chiappe 1993 |
Species: | †L. bretincola
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Binomial name | |
†Lectavis bretincola Chiappe 1993
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Lectavis is a genus of enantiornithine avialan. Their fossil bones have been recovered from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian, c. 70.6 – 66 mya) Lecho Formation at estancia El Brete, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Lectavis bretincola.