In Depth
Yuornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the late Cretaceous. The skull of Yuornis is noted for being completely toothless.
Further reading
- A new, remarkably preserved, enantiornithine bird from the Upper Cretaceous Qiupa Formation of Henan (central China) and convergent evolution between enantiornithines and modern birds. - Geological Magazine. 158 (11). - Li Xu, Eric Buffetaut, Jingmai O’Connor, Xingliao Zhang, Songhai Jia, Jiming Zhang, Huali Chang & Haiyan Tong - 2021.