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Schizooura

Schizooura
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Euornithes
Genus: Schizooura
Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012
Species: S. lii
Binomial name
Schizooura lii
Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012

Schizooura is a genus of basal ornithuromorph bird known from the Early Cretaceous of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China. Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation deposits, dated to 120 million years ago.


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