Elektorornis
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Genus: †Elektorornis
Species: †E. chenguangi
Name[edit]
Elektorornis Xing, O’Connor, Chiappe, McKellar, Carroll Hu, Bai & Lei, 2019
Etymology: "Elektor, the word for amber; -ornis, Greek, meaning bird" [Xing et al., 2019]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Xing, L., O’Connor, J.K., Chiappe, L.M., McKellar, R.C., Carroll, N. Hu, H., Bai, M & Lei, F. 2019. A new enantiornithine bird with unusual pedal proportions found in amber. Current Biology 29 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.077 Reference page.