Musivavis
| Musivavis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Clade: | †Euenantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Musivavis Wang et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †M. amabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Musivavis amabilis Wang et al., 2022
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Musivavis (meaning "mosaic bird") is a genus of euenantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The genus contains a single species, M. amabilis, known from a nearly complete, articulated skeleton.[1]
Discovery and naming
The Musivavis holotype specimen, MHGU-3000, was discovered in a layer of the Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. This specimen consists of a nearly complete specimen, preserved on a single slab.[1]
In 2022, Wang et al. described Musivavis amabilis, a new genus and species of enantiornthine, based on these fossil remains. The generic name, "Musivavis," combines the Latin "musivum," meaning "mosaic," and "avis," meaning "bird." The specific name, "amabilis," is a Latin word meaning "lovely" or "beautiful," in reference to the preservation quality of the holotype.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Wang, Xuri; Cau, Andrea; Luo, Xiaoling; Kundrát, Martin; Wu, Wensheng; Ju, Shubin; Guo, Zhen; Liu, Yichuan; Ji, Qiang (2022-02-11). "A new bohaiornithid-like bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China fills a gap in enantiornithine disparity". Journal of Paleontology: 1–16. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.12. ISSN 0022-3360.
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