Jiuquanornis Explained

Jiuquanornis is an extinct genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of Changma Basin, Gansu Province of northwestern China. Jiuquanornis was first named by Ya-Ming Wang, Jingmai K. O'Connor, Da-Qing Li and Hai-Lu You in 2013 and the type species is Jiuquanornis niui.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Wang . Y. M. . O'Connor . J. K. . Li . D. Q. . You . H. L. . Farke . Andrew A . Previously Unrecognized Ornithuromorph Bird Diversity in the Early Cretaceous Changma Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China . 10.1371/journal.pone.0077693 . PLOS ONE . 8 . 10 . e77693 . 2013 . 24147058. 3795672 . 2013PLoSO...877693W . free .

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