Sanshuiornis (meaning "bird from Sanshui Basin") is an extinctgenus of bird from Middle Eocene deposits of Guangdong Province, south China. It is known from the holotypeIVPP V18116 an articulated complete right leg and foot. It was found from the black oil shales of the Huayong Formation of the Sanshui Basin, near Foshan. It was first named by Min Wang, Gerald Mayr, Jiangyong Zhang and Zhonghe Zhou in 2011 and the type species is Sanshuiornis zhangi. Sanshuiornis shows resemblances to some Ciconiiformes birds.[1]
^Min Wang; Gerald Mayr; Jiangyong Zhang; Zhonghe Zhou (2011). "New bird remains from the Middle Eocene of Guangdong, China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 57 (3): 519–526. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0061.
January 01, 1970
sanshuiornis, meaning, bird, from, sanshui, basin, extinct, genus, bird, from, middle, eocene, deposits, guangdong, province, south, china, known, from, holotype, ivpp, v18116, articulated, complete, right, foot, found, from, black, shales, huayong, formation,. Sanshuiornis meaning bird from Sanshui Basin is an extinct genus of bird from Middle Eocene deposits of Guangdong Province south China It is known from the holotype IVPP V18116 an articulated complete right leg and foot It was found from the black oil shales of the Huayong Formation of the Sanshui Basin near Foshan It was first named by Min Wang Gerald Mayr Jiangyong Zhang and Zhonghe Zhou in 2011 and the type species is Sanshuiornis zhangi Sanshuiornis shows resemblances to some Ciconiiformes birds 1 SanshuiornisTemporal range Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Holotype Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Infraclass Neognathae Genus SanshuiornisWang et al 2011 Species S zhangi Wang et al 2011 type References edit Min Wang Gerald Mayr Jiangyong Zhang Zhonghe Zhou 2011 New bird remains from the Middle Eocene of Guangdong China Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 3 519 526 doi 10 4202 app 2011 0061 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanshuiornis amp oldid 1193070015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
