Songlingornis
Extinct genus of dinosaurs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Songlingornis is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning (PRC).[1] The age of these rocks is somewhat disputed, but probably around the early Aptian, 125-120 million years ago. Only one species, Songlingornis linghensis, is known at present.
| Songlingornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Family: | †Songlingornithidae |
| Genus: | †Songlingornis Hou, 1997 |
| Species: | †S. linghensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Songlingornis linghensis Hou, 1997 | |
It was a close relative of Yanornis and together with this and Yixianornis may form a clade.[2] It is sometimes considered to be the same genus as Yanornis (which, described after Songlingornis, would then be merged into that taxon),[3] but this is not universally accepted.[4]
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