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Yumenornis

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Yumenornis is an extinct genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs known from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of Changma Basin, Gansu Province of northwestern China. Yumenornis was first named by Ya-Ming Wang, Jingmai O'Connor, Da-Qing Li and Hai-Lu You in 2013 and the type species is Yumenornis huangi.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Quick facts Yumenornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Yumenornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Ornithuromorpha
Genus: †Yumenornis
Wang et al., 2013
Type species
†Yumenornis huangi
Wang et al., 2013
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