Shanxiornis

Shanxiornis Temporal range: Early Pleistocene ~2.58–1.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Genus:	†Shanxiornis Wang, Zhao, Hu & Sun, 2006
Type species
Shanxiornis fenyinis Wang, Hu & Sun, 2006

Shanxiornis is an extinct monotypic genus of pheasant-like bird. Its fossils were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits of the Sanmen Formation, in the Shanxi Province of China. Its type and only known species is S. fenyinis.[1]

References

1. Wang, S.; Zhao, S.-N.; Hu, X.-S.; Sun, Q.-M. (2006). "A new genus of early Pleistocene Galliformes in the lower reaches of the Fenhe River, Shanxi, China". Geological Bulletin of China. 25 (7): 858–861.