Schizooura

Schizooura; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Family:	†Schizoouridae
Genus:	†Schizooura; Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012
Species:	†S. lii
Binomial name
	†Schizooura lii; Zhou, Zhou & O’Connor, 2012

Schizooura is a genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs known from the Early Cretaceous of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China. Its remains were discovered in Jiufotang Formation deposits, dated to 120 million years ago.^[1]

References

^ Shuang Zhou, Zhong-He Zhou and Jingmai K. O’Connor (2012). "A new basal beaked ornithurine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 50 (1): 9–24.

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