Kaririavis

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Kaririavis
Temporal range: Aptian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Ornithuromorpha
Genus: Kaririavis
Carvalho et al., 2021 [1]
Species:
K. mater
Binomial name
Kaririavis mater
Carvalho et al., 2021 [1]

Kaririavis is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. It contains one species, K. mater. It is known only from its holotype, which consists of a single foot. Kaririavis is the oldest known ornithuromorph from Gondwana. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ismar De Souza Carvalho; Federico L. Agnolin; SebastiÁn Rozadilla; Fernando E. Novas; José A. Ferreira Gomes Andrade; José Xavier-Neto (4 July 2021). "A new ornithuromorph bird from the Lower Cretaceous of South America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 41 (4). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E8623C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1988623. ISSN   0272-4634. S2CID   244059488. Wikidata   Q116673093.