| Xinghaiornis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithothoraces |
| Genus: | †Xinghaiornis Wanget al.,2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Xinghaiornis lini Wanget al., 2013 | |
Xinghaiornis is anextinctgenus of toothlessbasalornithothoracinedinosaur known from theEarly CretaceousYixian Formation (Aptian stage) of westernLiaoning Province, northeasternChina.Xinghaiornis was first named by Xuri Wang, Luis M. Chiappe, Fangfang Teng and Qiang Ji in2013 and thetype species isXinghaiornis lini.[1] Xinghaiornis was prepared by Maureen Walsh at the Dalian Museum of Prehistory, Dalian, China.
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