New Eoenantiornithid Bird from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning, China
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    Enantionithine birds are the most blooming branch of early birds and have distinct diversities. A large number of enantionithine birds have been reported from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning, China. Recently, we discovered a new eoenantiornithid bird from the Jiufotang Formation in Dapingfang Town, western Liaoning. A new eoenantiornithid bird, Dapingfangornis sentisorhinus gen. et sp. nov., is erected based on this complete skeleton with a skull. The new bird is distinguished from other known Mesozoic birds in a medium to small size, a distinct thorn-like process on the nasals, a sternum with a long and a short lateral processes. The thorn-like process on the nasal has not been discovered among known fossil birds, thus the discovery also provides new materials on the diversities of early birds.

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LI;Li;DUAN;Ye;HU;Dongyu;WANG;Li;CHENG;Shaoli;HOU;Lianhai.2006. New Eoenantiornithid Bird from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning, China[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica(),80(1):38-41

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  • Received:September 29,2005
  • Revised:November 30,2005
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