Genus
Valid Extinct

Baminornis

Chen et al. 2025

Baminornis is an extinct genus of basal avialan known from the Late Jurassic Nanyuan Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Baminornis zhenghensis, known from a partial skeleton. Baminornis was initially identified as the oldest known avialan to bear a fused pygostyle, but later research cast doubt on the identification of this structure, claiming it could instead be part of the synsacrum.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Maniraptora Unranked clade
Avialae Unranked clade
Baminornis Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Nanyuan
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Baminornis zhenghensis 152 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
R. Chen, M. Wang, and L. Dong, G. Zhou, X. Xu, K. Deng, L. Xu, C. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Du, G. Lin, M. Lin, Z. Zhou. 2025. Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China. Nature 638(8050):441-448 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Chen, M. Wang, and L. Dong, G. Zhou, X. Xu, K. Deng, L. Xu, C. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Du, G. Lin, M. Lin, Z. Zhou. 2025. Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China. Nature 638(8050):441-448 DOI ↗