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1809:Bird genera
1680:Wikispecies
1531:Avisauridae
1490:Bauxitornis
1467:Avisauridae
1406:Shenqiornis
1378:Gretcheniao
1337:Shanweiniao
1316:Longipteryx
1267:Yuanchuavis
1246:Eopengornis
1239:Chiappeavis
1219:Noguerornis
1129:Pterygornis
1122:Protopteryx
1071:Orienantius
1014:Liaoxiornis
908:Gracilornis
901:Grabauornis
873:Flexomornis
859:Falcatakely
852:Explorornis
824:Enantiornis
803:Elbretornis
761:Cathayornis
630:Maniraptora
615:Maniraptora
403:PalAsiatica
370:Longipteryx
362:Longipteryx
345:Longipteryx
312:late Aptian
1803:Categories
1520:Mystiornis
1513:Halimornis
1440:Gobipteryx
1385:Linyiornis
1371:Bohaiornis
1364:Beiguornis
1164:Xiangornis
1106:Platanavis
1029:Martinavis
1000:Lenesornis
957:Incolornis
866:Feitianius
831:Eoalulavis
796:Dunhuangia
651:see belowโ
527:Dinosauria
518:Sauropsida
376:References
330:province,
294:Zhou, 1995
254:Zhou, 1995
180:Saurischia
167:Dinosauria
1563:Intiornis
1549:Avisaurus
1498:Concornis
1455:Vescornis
1420:Zhouornis
1330:Rapaxavis
1308:Evgenavis
1287:Boluochia
1260:Pengornis
1171:Yatenavis
1150:Shangyang
1114:Praeornis
1078:Otogornis
1064:Nanantius
1057:Musivavis
1043:Mirusavis
978:Kuszholia
950:Imparavis
915:Gurilynia
894:Gobipipus
768:Cratoavis
726:Alexornis
712:Abavornis
603:Theropoda
588:Theropoda
536:Theropoda
504:Kingdom:
366:Boluochia
358:Boluochia
336:Boluochia
260:Species:
249:Boluochia
193:Theropoda
140:Kingdom:
134:Eukaryota
36:120
25:Boluochia
1665:Wikidata
1631:Category
1447:Jibeinia
1413:Sulcavis
1157:Sinornis
1136:Qiliania
1092:Parvavis
993:Lectavis
964:Junornis
929:Houornis
922:Holbotia
817:Elsornis
512:Chordata
510:Phylum:
506:Animalia
328:Liaoning
228:Family:
154:Chordata
150:Phylum:
144:Animalia
130:Domain:
1713:3603738
1700:4966881
1671:Q891660
1570:Mirarce
1556:Gettyia
1192:Yuornis
1143:Sazavis
733:Avimaia
516:Class:
320:fossils
306:was an
285:†
264:†
241:Genus:
206:Avialae
105:↓
1726:119289
390:Nature
1754:This
1537:sensu
1474:sensu
541:Clade
532:Clade
523:Clade
213:Clade
200:Clade
187:Clade
174:Clade
161:Clade
1760:stub
1695:GBIF
628:see
601:see
574:see
44:Pre๊
429:doi
326:of
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