Similiyanornis
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
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Similiyanornis (meaning "similar to Yanornis") is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Similiyanornis brevipectus, known from a complete skeleton with feathers.[1]
| Similiyanornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Family: | †Yanornithidae |
| Genus: | †Similiyanornis Wang et al., 2020 |
| Species: | †S. brevipectus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Similiyanornis brevipectus Wang et al., 2020 | |
