Pterygornis
| Pterygornis Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Pterygornis |
| Species: | †P. dapingfangensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pterygornis dapingfangensis Wang et al., 2016
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Pterygornis is an extinct monotypic genus of enantiornithean dinosaur that lived in East Asia during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1]
Etymology
The generic name Pterygornis is derived from the Latin word ‘pteryg’, meaning wing, and the Ancient Greek word ‘ornis’, meaning bird. The specific epithet of the type species, Pterygornis dapingfangensis, is derived from the town of Dapingfang, where its fossils were found.[2]
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Wang, Min; Hu, Han; Li, Zhiheng (2 June 2016). "A new small enantiornithine bird from the Jehol Biota, with implications for early evolution of avian skull morphology". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (6): 481–497. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1073801. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.