Confuciusornithidae is an extinct family of pygostylian avialans known from the Early Cretaceous, found in northern China. They are commonly placed as...
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Pygostylia is a group of avialans which includes the Confuciusornithidae and all of the more advanced species, the Ornithothoraces. The group Pygostylia...
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earliest known species to have evolved a pygostyle were members of the Confuciusornithidae.[citation needed] The structure provided an evolutionary advantage...
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genus of primitive crow-sized birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confuciusornithidae, a family of primitive birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confucius...
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link] Norell, M.A.; et al. (1999). "Anatomy and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Theropoda: Aves) from the late Mesozoic of northeastern China" (PDF)...
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relatives) †Omnivoropterygidae (large, early short-tailed avialans) †Confuciusornithidae (small toothless birds) †Enantiornithes (primitive tree-dwelling...
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the Archaeornis being the Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx. The Confuciusornithidae and Enantiornithes were found a century after Gradow's organization...
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†"Proornis" †Omnivoropterygidae? Omnivoropteryx Sapeornis †Confuciusornithidae Changchengornis Confuciusornis Eoconfuciusornis Yangavis †Jinguofortisidae...
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and crest of Confuciusornis. Hou assigned Confuciusornis to the Confuciusornithidae in 1995. At first he assumed it was a member of the Enantiornithes...
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Ji, Q., and Norell, M.A. (1999). "Anatomy and systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Aves) from the Mesozoic of North-eastern China." Bulletin of the...
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