Bohaiornis
boh-HIGH-OR-nis /boʊˌhaɪˈɔːrnɪs/
Accepted genus
Bohai bird
- Bohai · Chinese (place name) · the Bohai Sea/Bohai Gulf region of northeastern China
- ornis · Greek · bird
The name combines "Bohai", the Bohai Sea/Gulf region near where the fossil was found in northeastern China, with the Greek "ornis", meaning "bird". It therefore means "Bohai bird". The type species is Bohaiornis guoi.
- Named by
- Hu et al.
- Year named
- 2011
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Jiufotang Formation, Liaoning Province, China
Bohaiornis is an enantiornithine, a member of an extinct group of early birds. Birds are avian dinosaurs, so it counts as a dinosaur in the modern sense. It is the type genus of the family Bohaiornithidae. The stage and formation details are given with moderate confidence.