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- Title
A New Enantiornithes (Aves) from the Early Cretaceous of China.
- Authors
DALSÄTT, Johan; ERICSON, Per G.P.; ZHOU, Zhonge
- Abstract
A new bird from the early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China is described. This new species, Grabauornis lingyuanensis, shares several synapomorphies with the Enantiornithes. The specimen is relatively well preserved. The skeletal morphology of Grabauornis bears close resemblance to that of other Chinese members of this clade. The brachial index (the ratio between the lengths of humerus and ulna) is 0.95, which is close to the average for enantiornithine birds. It indicates that Grabauornis was a rather good flyer, and the presence of an alula in the wing further testifies to this.
- Subjects
CHINA; ENANTIORNITHIFORMES; CRETACEOUS Period; GEOLOGICAL formations; ANIMAL species
- Publication
Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 2014, Vol 88, Issue 4, p1034
- ISSN
1000-9515
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1755-6724.12270