Jianchangornis
Jianchangornis was a bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It had small, cone-shaped teeth and could fly very well. It probably hunted for fish near lakes.2
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Jianchangornis had at least 16 small, cone-shaped teeth in its lower jaw.2
It is one of the few early birds that had a predentary bone, a special bone at the tip of the lower jaw.2
The fossil of Jianchangornis is nearly complete and includes feathers.1
Its wings were strong, and scientists think it was a powerful flier.2
Jianchangornis lived about 120 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1
The first fossil of Jianchangornis was found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.3
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- Scientific name
- Jianchangornis
- Named by
- Zhou et al. 20094
- Group
- Early birds
- Family / clade
- Ornithuromorpha4
- Classification
- Theropoda > Avialae4
- Age of the rocks
- 121 to 113 million years (Aptian)4
- Rock formations
- Jiufotang4
- Countries
- China4
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Jianchangornis was named in 2009 by Zhou Zhonghe, Zhang Fucheng, and Li Zhiheng. The fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation in Liaoning, China.32
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure whether Jianchangornis is a basal ornithurine or a member of the group Ornithuromorpha.3
Where the facts come from
- Jianchangornis (en.wikipedia.org)
- A NEW BASAL ORNITHURINE BIRD (JIANCHANGORNIS MICRODONTA GEN. ET SP. NOV.) FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS OF CHINA (vertpala.ac.cn)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Jianchangornis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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