Proornis
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| i"Proornis" Conservation status: Fossil |
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| "Proornis coreae" |
"Proornis" is an extinct genus of basal bird from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian? 130-125 mya) of North Korea. Since it was apparently never formally described, the genus is considered a nomen nudum and thus not italicized[verification needed]. A single species Proornis coreae[1] is known.
Fossil remains of this animal, discovered in 1993 in Sinuiju series deposits at Sinuiju-si, consist of a skull, a few cervical vertebrae and a forelimb with feathers. It was originally thought to be a close relative of Archaeopteryx, but new analysis suggests it is more closely related to Confuciusornis[citation needed].
[edit] References
- http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/maniraptora.htm
- Lee, Yuong-Nam, Kang-Min Yu, and Craig B. Wood 2001. "A review of vertebrate faunas from the Gyeongsang Supergroup (Cretaceous) in South Korea", Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 165: 357-373.
- Pak and Kim, 1996. Mesozoic Era. In: Geology of Korea.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Etymology: Proornis coreae, "Korean bird-forerunner"; Proornis, from Ancient Greek pro-, "before" and ornis, "bird". coreae, Latinization of "Korea".
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