Dalingheornis

Dah-lin-ge-or-niss.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, January 11). Dalingheornis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/dalingheornis/

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Name

Dalingheornis.

Phonetic

Dah-lin-ge-or-niss.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Hou,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Hasegawa,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬O'Connor,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Martin‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Chiappe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Ornithothoraces,‭ ‬Enantiornithes.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

D.‭ ‬liweii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yixian Formation.

Time Period

Barremian‭ ‬of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       As an enantiornithine was very close to being a bird without technically being one.‭ ‬Dalingheornis lived in what is now North-East China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬80‭(‬5‭)‬:631-635.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Hou,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Hasegawa,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬O’Connor,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Martin‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Chiappe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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