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Lingyuan City, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)41.2397,119.398
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationLiaoning, China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Lingyuan CityGao C., Chiappe L. M., et al (2008)Jehol - Yixian - Dawangzhangzi"shale"125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Shanweiniao cooperorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Longipterygidae : Shanweiniao : Shanweiniao cooperorum125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parapengornis eurycaudatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pengornithidae : Parapengornis : Parapengornis eurycaudatus125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Zhongornis haoae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Zhongornis : Zhongornis haoae125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Gao C., Chiappe L. M., et al (2008) A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and its implications on the evolution of the avian tail, Palaeontology 51 4, 775-791 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00793.x
O'Connor J. K., Wang X., et al (2009) Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous enantiornithine birds with information from a new species, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 1, 188-204 doi:10.1671/039.029.0121
Hu H., O'Connor J. K., et al (2015) A new species of Pengornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous of China suggests a specialized scansorial habitat previously unknown in early birds, Plos One 10 6, e0126791 doi:doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126791
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