Jianchangornis
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
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Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, China.[1]
| Jianchangornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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| Artist's view of Jianchangornis microdonta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithothoraces |
| Clade: | Euornithes |
| Genus: | †Jianchangornis Zhou et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †J. microdonta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Jianchangornis microdonta Zhou et al., 2009 | |
Description
A specimen IVPP-V16708 includes skull, partial skeleton and feathers. These remains indicate a subadult individual with a length of 33 cm (13 in), hip height of 26 cm (10 in), and weight of 1.2 kg (2.6 lb).[2]
