Shanxiornis
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| Shanxiornis Temporal range: Early Pleistocene ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | †Shanxiornis Wang, Zhao, Hu & Sun, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Shanxiornis fenyinis Wang, Hu & Sun, 2006 | |
Shanxiornis is an extinct monotypic genus of pheasant-like bird. Its fossils were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits of the Sanmen Formation, in the Shanxi Province of China. Its type and only known species is S. fenyinis.[1]
