Kuszholia

Kus-soy-le-ah.
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Paleoecologist

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Name

Kuszholia ‭(‬Milky Way bird‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kus-soy-le-ah.

Named By

L.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Nesov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1992.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Enantiornithes,‭ ‬Euenantiornithes.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

K.‭ ‬mengi‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Uzbekistan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bissekty Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Maastrichtian.

Fossil representation

Vertebrae.

In Depth

       Kuszholia is a genus of primitive bird that lived in Uzbekistan during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

– Record of the Localities of Mesozoic and Paleogene with Avian Remains in the USSR,‭ ‬and the description of New Findings.‭ ‬Russian Journal of Ornithology,‭ ‬1:‭ ‬7-50.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Nesov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1992.

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