Pengornis

Pen-gor-niss.
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Name

Pengornis ‭(‬Peng bird‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pen-gor-niss.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Zhou,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Clarke‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

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

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

P.‭ ‬houi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Two individuals,‭ ‬one adult,‭ ‬one juvenile.

In Depth

       Pengornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Insight into diversity,‭ ‬body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Anatomy‭ ‬212‭(‬5‭)‬:565-577.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhou,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Clarke‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008. – A subadult specimen of Pengornis and character evolution in Enantiornithes. – Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 52: 77–97. – H. Hu, Zhou Zhong-He & Jingmai O’Connor – 2014.

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