Jixiangornis
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jixiangornis-279-10394998
title:
Jixiangornis
text:
Jixiangornis is a genus of basal avialan dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous. Like later avialans, it had no teeth, but it also had a long tail, unlike modern birds. Since teeth were still present in some more derived short-tailed avialans, Jixiangornis seems to have evolved its toothlessness independently of modern birds. The long forelimb indicates at least some aerial ability. Jixiangornis is currently known only from a single specimen, a complete but juvenile skeleton. The fossil was found i
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jixiangornis
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-21T18:53:32Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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15