Longchengornis
long-CHUNG-OR-nis /lɒŋˌtʃʌŋˈɔːrnɪs/
Accepted genus
Longcheng bird
- Longcheng · Chinese · place name associated with the Chaoyang region, Liaoning, China
- ornis · Greek · bird
The name combines "Longcheng", a historical name associated with the Chaoyang area of Liaoning, China, where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for bird. It essentially means "Longcheng bird", after the place of discovery.
- Named by
- Hou
- Year named
- 1997
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Stage
- Aptian
- Found in
- Jiufotang Formation, Liaoning Province, China
An enantiornithine bird (Enantiornithes), i.e. an early avian theropod dinosaur. The type species is L. sanyanensis. Details of the place-name origin and exact stage are given with moderate confidence.