Gretcheniao
Extinct genus of enantiornithean
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Gretcheniao is an extinct genus of enantiornithean that lived during the Early Cretaceous epoch.
| Gretcheniao Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen of G. sinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Gretcheniao |
| Species: | †G. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gretcheniao sinensis Chiappe et. al., 2019 | |
Distribution
Gretcheniao sinensis is known from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning.[1]