Species profile
Longipteryx chaoyangensis
Longipteryx chaoyangensis
Quick answer
Holotype. Longipteryx chaoyangensis Zhang et al., 2001 (IVPP-V 12325, Fig. 1). Referred specimen. DNHM-D 2889, a nearly complete and articulated adult individual preserved in tuff with feather impressions around the neck, forelimbs and hindlimbs (Fig. 2, 3; Table 1). The specimen is deposited at the Dalian Natural History Museum, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China. Locality and Horizon of the referred specimen. Yuanjiawa fossil locality, Dapingfang town, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China; Yixian Formation, Lower Cretaceous (Swisher et al. 2002; Liu et al. 2011).
- Scientific name
- Longipteryx chaoyangensis
- Family
- Longipterygidae
- Genus
- Longipteryx
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