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Liaoningornis longidigitris
Taxonomy
Liaoningornis longidigitris was named by Hou (1997). Its type specimen is IVPP V11303, a partial skeleton (incomplete skeleton without skull with the sternum in situ), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is southwest of Beipiao City, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Yixian Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Liaoningornis longidigitris Hou p. 100 |
| 1999 | Liaoningornis longiditris Wang et al. p. 2 |
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†Liaoningornis longidigitris Hou 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. H. Hou 1997 | As for genus. Sternum is goblet-shaped, distal terminus of coracoid is expanded, tarsometatarsus is robust, and unguals are as long as to the most distal phalanges, which maintain autapomorphic lateral grooves. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Liaoningornis longidigitris (type locality: 85288) |