Where: Liaoning, China (41.6° N, 120.5° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 120.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Jiufotang Formation (Jehol Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)
• possibly Jiufotang Formation (∼120 Ma; see Swisher et al., 2002; He et al., 2004)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collection methods: CNU, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Primary reference: Z. Zhang, L. M. Chiappe, G. Han and A. Chinsamy. 2013. A large bird from the Early Cretaceous of China: new information on the skull of enantiornithines. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(5):1176-1189 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 150275: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 05.09.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Zhouornis hani n. gen. n. sp.
Zhouornis hani n. gen. n. sp. Zhang et al. 2013 bird CNUVB-0903, an exquisitely preserved and nearly complete skeleton with remains of plumage of a subadult specimen (see Bone Tissue) embedded on a slab (Fig. 1). A cast of the holotype has been deposited in the collection of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County under the number LACM 155110. Following initial preparation by unknown sources, the specimen was extensively prepared by the staff of the LACM, who, with the exception of the dubious ornamental feathers (see Plumage, below), can guarantee the legitimacy of the entire skeleton
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