Jianchangornis

Jianchangornis; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Artist's view of Jianchangornis microdonta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	Ornithothoraces
Clade:	Euornithes
Genus:	† Jianchangornis ; Zhou et al., 2009
Species:	†J. microdonta
Binomial name
	†Jianchangornis microdonta; Zhou et al., 2009

Last updated July 13, 2025

Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, China.^[1]

Description

A specimen IVPP-V16708 includes skull, partial skeleton and feathers. These remains indicate a subadult individual with a length of 33 cm (13 in), hip height of 26 cm (10 in), and weight of 1.2 kg (2.6 lb).^[2]

References

↑ Zhou, Z.-H.; Zhang, F.-C. & Li, Z.-H. (2009). "A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (4): 299–310.
↑ Rubén Molina-Pérez, Asier Larramendi, David Connolly, Gonzalo Ángel Ramírez Cruz, Andrey Atuchin (June 25, 2019). Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes. Princeton University Press. p. 281. ISBN 9780691190594 . Retrieved 30 August 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] Zhou, Z.-H.; Zhang, F.-C. & Li, Z.-H. (2009). "A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (4): 299–310.

[2] Rubén Molina-Pérez, Asier Larramendi, David Connolly, Gonzalo Ángel Ramírez Cruz, Andrey Atuchin (June 25, 2019). Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes. Princeton University Press. p. 281. ISBN 9780691190594 . Retrieved 30 August 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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