Yuanchuavis
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yuanchuavis-298-5795987
title:
Yuanchuavis
text:
Yuanchuavis is an extinct genus of pengornithid bird in the group Enantiornithes. Its type and only specimen, IVPP V27883, is the holotype for its only species, Y. kompsosoura. It was recovered from the Jiufotang Formation of China, and has a fossilized fan of highly graduated rectrices. The tail has graduation similar to Chiappeavis and a pair of highly elongate central rectrices similar to the pintails of extant male sunbirds. Melanosomes sampled from the holotype suggest the central pair of r
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description:
Extinct genus of birds
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuanchuavis
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date modified:
2024-02-24T19:41:03Z
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