Aurornis
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aurornis-310-16922019
title:
Aurornis
text:
Aurornis is an extinct genus of anchiornithid theropod dinosaurs from the Jurassic period of China. The genus Aurornis contains a single known species, Aurornis xui. Aurornis xui may be the most basal ("primitive") avialan dinosaur known to date, and it is one of the earliest avialans found to date. The fossil evidence for the animal pre-dates that of Archaeopteryx lithographica, often considered the earliest bird species, by about 10 million years. Aurornis xui was first described and named by
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurornis
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date modified:
2024-04-21T18:06:52Z
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