Dapingfangornis

Da-ping-fang-or-niss.
By Harper Gray
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Harper Gray

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Gray, H. (2013, May 1). Dapingfangornis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/dapingfangornis/

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Name

Dapingfangornis.

Phonetic

Da-ping-fang-or-niss.

Named By

L.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Duan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Hu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Cheng and L.‭ ‬Hou‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

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

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

D.‭ ‬sentisorhinus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Remains of two individuals.

In Depth

       Dapingfangornis is a genus of enantiornithe bird‭ ‬that lived in China during the‭ ‬Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Eoenantiornithid Bird from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ (‬English Edition‭) ‬80‭(‬1‭)‬:38-41.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Duan,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Hu,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Cheng and L.‭ ‬Hou‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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