Rapaxavis

Rah-paks-a-viss.
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Name

Rapaxavis.

Phonetic

Rah-paks-a-viss.

Named By

E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Morschhauser,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Varricchio,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Enantiornithes,‭ ‬Longipterygidae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

R.‭ ‬pani‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete specimen preserved on a slab.

In Depth

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

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous bird Rapaxavis pani,‭ ‬a new species from Liaoning Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬29‭(‬2‭)‬:545-554.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Morschhauser,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Varricchio,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬Q.‭ ‬Meng‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. – Anatomy of the Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird Rapaxavis pani. – Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(3): 463–475. – J. K. O. Connor, L. M. Chiappe, C. Gao & B. Zhao – 2011.

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