Khinganornis
| Khinganornis Temporal range:
Early Cretaceous, ~ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Family: | †Gansuidae (?) |
| Genus: | †Khinganornis Wang et al., 2020 |
| Species: | †K. hulunbuirensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Khinganornis hulunbuirensis Wang et al., 2020
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Khinganornis is an extinct genus of euornithean bird from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian age) Longjiang Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. The genus contains a single species, Khinganornis hulunbuirensis, known from a nearly complete skeleton preserved on a slab and counter slab. The toes and lower legs of Khinganornis are elongated, similar to modern birds with an amphibious or wading ecology. Phylogenetic analyses place it as a close relative or member of the family Gansuidae.