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Liaoning |
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Jianchang |
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Lower Cretaceous |
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Jiufotang Formation |
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Confuciusornis |
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new species |
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LI Li-1 |
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WANG Jing-Qi-2 |
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HOU Shi-Lin-2 |
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A new species of Confuciusornis from Lower Cretaceous of Jianchang��Liaoning��China
LI Li-1, 2, WANG Jing-Qi-2, HOU Shi-Lin-2
1. Department of Geology��Northeastern University��Shenyang 110004��China; 2. Paleontology Institute��Shenyang Normal University��Shenyang 110034��China
A new species of the Confuciusornis is described based on a specimen discovered from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Toudaoyingzi of Jianchang��Liaoning Province��China. Although it is preserved with no forelimb and thoracic girdle��the new species can be distinguished from other known Confuciusornithid in many features��such as small sized��squamosal similar triangular��quadrate crassitude��anterior upper edge of dentary convex��tarsometatarsus fused proximally��metatarsals V not present��pygostyle wide and thick��etc. This discovery is the first time for Jianchang to find the taxa of Confuciusornis��and is significant for showing the diversity of Confuciusornithiformes.