Description | Yanornis (simplified Chinese: 燕鸟; traditional Chinese: 燕鳥; pinyin: Yān niǎo; literally: 'Yan bird') is an extinct genus of fish-eating Early Cretaceous birds. Two species have been described, both from Liaoning province, China: Yanornis martini, based on several fossils found in the 120-million-year-old Jiufotang Formation at Chaoyang, and Yanornis guozhangi, from the 124-million-year-old Yixian Formation.
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Rank | family |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Aberratiodontuidae |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Aberratiodontuidae |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Aberratiodontuidae | family | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated with evidence | Gong et al., 2004 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Gong, L. Hou, and L. Wang. 2004. Enantiornithine bird with diapsidan skull and its dental development in the Early Cretaceous in Liaoning, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 78(1):1-7 |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberratiodontuidae |
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