| Bellulornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Genus: | †Bellulornis Wang, Zhou, & Zhou, 2016 |
| Type species | |
| †Bellulornis rectusunguis Wang, Zhou, & Zhou, 2016 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bellulornis ("beautiful bird") is anextinctgenus ofornithuromorphavialan. It is known from a complete postcranial skeleton lacking the skull which was unearthed from the rocks of theEarly Cretaceous-agedJiufotang Formation inLiaoning Province,China. It was originally given the genus nameBellulia, meaning "beautiful", in reference to the fact that the skeleton was preserved in a pose reminiscent of a dancer.[1] However, it was discovered after publication that the genusBellulia was preoccupied by an extantmoth. The authors then amended the name toBellulornis, adding theAncient Greek suffix meaning "bird".[2]
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