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Shanxiornis

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Shanxiornis
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene
~2.58–1.8 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Shanxiornis
Wang, Zhao, Hu & Sun, 2006
Type species
Shanxiornis fenyinis
Wang, Hu & Sun, 2006

Shanxiornis is an extinct monotypic genus of pheasant-like bird. Its fossils were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits of the Sanmen Formation, in the Shanxi Province of China. Its type and only known species is S. fenyinis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wang, S.; Zhao, S.-N.; Hu, X.-S.; Sun, Q.-M. (2006). "A new genus of early Pleistocene Galliformes in the lower reaches of the Fenhe River, Shanxi, China". Geological Bulletin of China. 25 (7): 858–861.