Baminornis zhenghensis Chen et al. 2025 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: R. Chen, M. Wang, L. Dong, G. Zhou, X. Xu, K. Deng, L. Xu, C. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Du, G. Lin, M. Lin, and Z. Zhou. 2025. Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China. Nature 638(8050):441-448

Belongs to Baminornis according to R. Chen et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V33259, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is near Yangyuan Village, Zhenghe, which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian mire/swamp mudstone/tuff in the Nanyuan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at near Yangyuan Village, Zhenghe

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