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Linyiornis

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Linyiornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Enantiornithes
Genus: Linyiornis
Species:
L. amoena
Binomial name
Linyiornis amoena
Wang et. al., 2016

Linyiornis is an extinct genus of enantiornithean that inhabited China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is a monotypic genus known from the species L. amoena.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wang, Yan; Wang, Min; O'Connor, Jingmai K.; Wang, Xiaoli; Zheng, Xiaoting; Zhang, Xiaomei (11 January 2016). "A new Jehol enantiornithine bird with three-dimensional preservation and ovarian follicles". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (2): e1054496. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1054496. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.