Confuciusornis

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Confuciusornis
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Long- and a short-tailed Confuciusornis, by F. Spindler
Long- and a short-tailed Confuciusornis, by F. Spindler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Confuciusornithidae
Genus: Confuciusornis
(Hou et al., 1995)
Species

C. sanctus(type species)
C. duiHou et al., 1999
C. chuonzhous(disputed)
C. suniae(disputed)

Confuciusornis is an extinct genus of bird from the Early Cretaceous, found in China, and dating to around 120 Mya.

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