Sapeornis

Sapeornis; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.5–120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil specimen, National Museum of Natural Science
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Order:	†Omnivoropterygiformes
Family:	†Omnivoropterygidae
Genus:	†Sapeornis; Zhou & Zhang, 2002
Species:	†S. chaoyangensis
Binomial name
	†Sapeornis chaoyangensis; Zhou & Zhang, 2002
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Didactylornis Yuan, 2008 ; Shenshiornis Hu, 2010 ; Species synonymy ?Omnivoropteryx sinousaorum Czerkas & Ji, 2002 ; Sapeornis angustis Zhou & Zhang, 2009 ; Didactylornis jii Yuan, 2008 ; Shenshiornis primita Hu, 2010 ;

Sapeornis is a monotypic genus of avialan dinosaurs which lived during the early Cretaceous period (late Barremian to early Aptian, roughly 125-120 mya). Sapeornis contains only one species, Sapeornis chaoyangensis.

^ Hu, D.; et al. (2010). "A new sapeornithid bird from China and its implication for early avian evolution". Acta Geologica Sinica. 84 (3): 472–482. Bibcode:2010AcGlS..84..472H. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00188.x. S2CID 86441777.

[1] Hu, D.; et al. (2010). "A new sapeornithid bird from China and its implication for early avian evolution". Acta Geologica Sinica. 84 (3): 472–482. Bibcode:2010AcGlS..84..472H. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00188.x. S2CID 86441777.

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