Shanxiornis Temporal range: Early
Pleistocene
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Scientific 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
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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]