| Sazavis | |
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| Life reconstruction of Sazavis prisca. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Sazavis Nesov, 1989vide Nesov & Jarkov, 1989 |
| Species: | †S. prisca |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sazavis prisca Nesov, 1989vide Nesov & Jarkov, 1989 | |
Sazavis was anenantiornithinebird from theLate Cretaceous.[1] It might have been related toNanantius and lived in what is now theKyzyl Kum ofUzbekistan.[2]
There is a singlespecies known to date,Sazavis prisca.
Generic name composed of theKazakhсаз (saz) ("clay") and theLatinavis ("bird"), referring to the clay depression of Uzbekistan, near which this bird was discovered. The specific name derived from the Latinpriscus and means "ancient".[2]
It is only known from a single piece oftibiotarsus[1] about 4.5 mm (0.18 in) wide in a distal joint.[2]
The bone has been found in theBissekty Formation. The bird was a size of apigeon,[1] approximately some 18.5 cm (7.3 in) long in life.[3]
Sazavis possibly lived on nearby coasts or in theliman forests dominated by the flowering plants of thePlatanaceae family.[2]
Winter 2011 Appendix
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