Genre
Valide Éteint

Zhongornis

Gao et al. 2008

Zhongornis is a genus of primitive maniraptoran dinosaurs that lived during the Early Cretaceous. It was found in rocks of the Yixian Formation in Lingyuan City (China), and described by Gao et al. in 2008.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
1
Groupe
Dinosaures
Carnivore Vivant au sol, solitaire Terrestre
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Classification
Dinosauria Clade non classé
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Theropoda Clade non classé
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Neotheropoda Clade non classé
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Averostra Clade non classé
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Tetanurae Clade non classé
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Coelurosauria Clade non classé
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Maniraptora Clade non classé
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Paraves Clade non classé
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Zhongornis Genre
Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇨🇳 Chine
1
Formations géologiques
Yixian
1
Distribution temporelle
Barrémien (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Espèces (1)
Zhongornis haoae 126 Ma
Bibliographie
Description originale
C. Gao, L. M. Chiappe, and Q. Meng, J. K. O.'Connor, X. Wang, X. Cheng, J. Liu. 2008. A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and its implications on the evolution of the avian tail. Palaeontology 51(4):775-791 DOI ↗
Bibliographie (1)
C. Gao, L. M. Chiappe, and Q. Meng, J. K. O.'Connor, X. Wang, X. Cheng, J. Liu. 2008. A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and its implications on the evolution of the avian tail. Palaeontology 51(4):775-791 DOI ↗