Confuciusornis

Confuciusornis sanctus ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Confuciusornithiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Ordo : Confuciusornithiformes

Familia: †Confuciusornithidae
Genus: Confuciusornis
Species: †C. dui – †C. sanctus – †C. chuonzhous – †C. suniae – †C. feducciai

Name

Confuciusornis Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang, 1995

References

• Zhang, Z. et al. 2009. Diversification in an Early Cretaceous avian genus: evidence from a new species of Confuciusornis from China. Journal of ornithology 150(4): 783–790. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0399-x PDF

Vernacular names

日本語: 孔子鳥
中文（简体）: 孔子鸟
中文（繁體）: 孔子鳥

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