''Jianchangornis'' a genus of basal

ornithuromorph Euornithes (from Greek ' meaning "true birds") is a natural group which includes the most recent common ancestor of all avialans closer to modern birds than to ''Sinornis''. Description Clarke ''et al''. (2006) found that the most primitive know ...

birds. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, China.

Description

A specimen IVPP-V16708 includes skull, partial skeleton and feathers. These remains indicate a subadult individual with a length of , hip height of , and weight of .

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6191480 Prehistoric animals of China Prehistoric euornitheans Bird genera Early Cretaceous birds of Asia Fossil taxa described in 2009