^Vickaryous, M.K.; Maryańska, T.; Weishampel, D.B. (2004). Weishampel, D. B.; Dodson, P.; Osmólska, H. (eds.). The Dinosauria (Second ed.). University of California Press. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
wyleyia, extinct, genus, birds, containing, single, species, valdensis, known, from, early, cretaceous, period, sussex, england, genus, known, from, single, specimen, damaged, right, humerus, named, honor, wyley, found, specimen, weald, clay, deposits, henfiel. Wyleyia is an extinct genus of birds containing a single species Wyleyia valdensis known from the early Cretaceous period of Sussex England The genus is known from a single specimen a damaged right humerus It was named to honor J F Wyley who found the specimen in Weald Clay deposits of Henfield in Sussex England The specific name valdensis means from the Weald WyleyiaTemporal range Early Cretaceous 138 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Clade Dinosauria Clade Saurischia Clade Theropoda Clade Avialae Clade Euornithes Genus WyleyiaHarrison amp Walker 1973 Species W valdensis Binomial name Wyleyia valdensisHarrison amp Walker 1973 The bone was found in the Hastings Beds a series of Valanginian deposits 1 dated to between 140 and 136 million years ago 2 Sometimes believed to be from a non avialan coelurosaur it is now generally accepted as an early bird although its exact systematic position is unresolved It has been proposed to be an enantiornithine or an early neornithine palaeognathe C J O Harrison and C A Walker found it advisable to consider the new genus incertae sedis until further evidence of affinity is forthcoming 3 References edit Vickaryous M K Maryanska T Weishampel D B 2004 Weishampel D B Dodson P Osmolska H eds The Dinosauria Second ed University of California Press ISBN 0 520 24209 2 Gradstein F M Ogg J G amp Smith A G 2004 A Geologic Time Scale 2004 Cambridge University Press Harrison C J O and Walker C A 1973 Wyleyia a new bird humerus from the Lower Cretaceous of England Palaeontology 16 4 721 728 PDF fulltext nbsp This theropod related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wyleyia amp oldid 1220221675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,