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Baminornis
Taxonomy
Baminornis was named by Chen et al. (2025). Its type is Baminornis zhenghensis.
It was assigned to Avialae by Chen et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Avialae by Chen et al. (2025).
Species
B. zhenghensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Baminornis Chen et al. p. 441 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Chen et al. 2025 | Baminornis is distinguishable from all other avialans in the following combination of character states (*denotes probable autapomorphy): fused pygostyle that curves dorsally and is longer than metacarpal II (the three manual digits of maniraptorans are here described as I, II and III, following a previous study28)*; strut-like coracoid that is separated from the scapula; boomerang-shaped furcula with an interclavicular angle of 65°; semilunate carpal that has no contact with metacarpal III; metacarpal I that has an asymmetric ginglymoid distal articulation with enlarged medial condyle*; metacarpal III that extends further distally than metacarpal II; manual phalangeal formula 2-3-4; elongate manual phalanx I-1 1.4× longer than manual phalanx II-1; ungual of manual digit I twice as large as that of digit III*; manual digit III that has four phalanges and is shorter than metacarpal III; and ischium that lacks both the obturator and posterior processes*. |