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Bohaiornis
''Bohaiornis'' is a genus of enantiornithean birds. Fossils have been found from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. The only known species, ''Bohaiornis guoi'', was named by Dongyu Hu, Li Li, Lianhaim Hou and Xing Xu in 2011 on the basis of a fully articulated and well-preserved skeleton of a sub-adult. This specimen, LPM ( Liaoning Paleontological Museum) B00167, preserved two long, ribbon-like feathers attached to the tail rather than a fan of shorter pennaceous feathers. It was similar to the slightly older '' Eoenantiornis'', but much larger in size. ''Bohaiornis'' is the type species of Bohaiornithidae, a family of large predatory enantiornitheans from the Early Cretaceous.Wang M., Zhou Z.-H., O’Connor, J.K., and Zelenkov, N.V. (2014A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species ''Vertebrata PalAsiatica'', 52(1): 31-76. In 2014, a second, even l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohaiornithidae
Bohaiornithidae is a group of early predatory enantiornitheans from the early Cretaceous Period of China. All known specimens come from the Jiufotang Formation and Yixian Formation, dating to the early Aptian age, 125–120 million years ago. Bohaiornithidae was first coined as a family of enantiornithean birds by Wang and colleagues in 2014. They defined it as the natural group formed by all descendants of the common ancestor of the type species, '' Bohaiornis guoi'', and '' Shenqiornis mengi''.Wang M., Zhou Z.-H., O’Connor, J.K., and Zelenkov, N.V. (2014A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species ''Vertebrata PalAsiatica'', 52(1): 31-76. Description Similar to most enantiornitheans, bohaiornithids possessed teeth rather than a beak as in modern birds, although they could be distinguished from other enantiornitheans due to the structure of their teeth. Their teeth were large, robust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
