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{{Short description|Extinct genus of birds}}
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| name = ''Dalingheornis''
| name = ''Dalingheornis''
| fossil_range = [[Early Cretaceous]], {{fossilrange|122}}
| fossil_range = [[Aptian]], {{fossilrange|122}}
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Dalingheornis
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| parent_authority = Zhang ''et al.'', 2006
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Aves]]
| species = liweii
| authority = Zhang ''et al.'', 2006
| subclassis = [[Enantiornithes]]
| genus = '''''Dalingheornis'''''
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'''''Dalingheornis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[enantiornithine]] bird. It lived during the Early Cretaceous about 122Ma ago and is known from a single juvenile [[fossil]] found in the upper part of the [[Yixian Formation]] in [[Liaoning]] province, [[People's Republic of China]]. It is the first known Mesozoic bird with heterodactyl feet specifically adapted for climbing, and was probably among the most arboreal of the enantiornithines. Unlike its relatives, it had an unusually long (17mm) skeletal tail made up of 20 vertebrae, similar to the tails of [[dromaeosaurid]]s.<ref>Zhang, Z., Hou, L., Hasegawa, Y., O'Connor, J., Martin, L.D. and Chiappe, L.M. (2006). "The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China." ''Acta Geologica Sinica'', '''80'''(5): 631-635.</ref>
'''''Dalingheornis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[enantiornithine|enantiornithean]] birds which lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 122 Ma ago, and are known from a single juvenile [[fossil]] found in the upper part of the [[Yixian Formation]] at [[Dawangzhangzi]], [[Liaoning]] province, [[People's Republic of China]]. It is the first known Mesozoic bird with [[Bird feet and legs#Toe arrangements|heterodactyl feet]] specifically adapted for climbing, and was probably among the most arboreal of the enantiornithines. Unlike its relatives, it had an unusually long (17mm) skeletal tail made up of 20 vertebrae, similar to the tails of [[dromaeosaurid]]s. However, this may have been a juvenile feature. The fossil was named after [[Yang Liwei]], the first Chinese astronaut in space.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Zhang | first1 = Z. | last2 = Hou | first2 = L. | last3 = Hasegawa | first3 = Y. | last4 = O'Connor | first4 = J. | last5 = Martin | first5 = L.D. | last6 = Chiappe | first6 = L.M. | year = 2006 | title = The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China | journal = Acta Geologica Sinica | volume = 80 | issue = 5| pages = 631–635 }}</ref>


==References==
== Description ==
Some sources have doubted the presence of heterodactyl feet in this genus. Lockley ''et al''. (2007) found that its metatarsal II was not strongly curved inwards compared to other enantiornitheans, and they also noted that the supposed reversed second toe claw probably acquired that position after the animal died.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lockley|first1=Martin G.|last2=Li|first2=Rihui|last3=Harris|first3=Jerald D.|last4=Matsukawa|first4=Masaki|last5=Liu|first5=Mingwei|date=27 March 2007|title=Earliest zygodactyl bird feet: evidence from Early Cretaceous roadrunner-like tracks|url=https://www.academia.edu/235420|journal=Naturwissenschaften|volume=94|issue=8 |pages=657–665|doi=10.1007/s00114-007-0239-x|pmid=17387416|bibcode=2007NW.....94..657L |s2cid=15821251 }}</ref> In 2009, [[Jingmai O'Connor]] considered ''Dalingheornis'' to be a nomen dubium due to its remains being stored in a private collection.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=O'Connor|first=Jingmai|date=December 2009|title=A systematic review of Enantiornithes (Aves: Ornithothoraces)|url=http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll127/id/277998|journal=Dissertation}}</ref> However, this proposal has been criticized by Mickey Mortimer, as ''Dalingheornis'' is a valid genus under [[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature|ICZN]] guidelines despite its inaccessibility to paleontologists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theropoddatabase.blogspot.com/2010/09/please-dont-ignore-any-taxa-rebuttal-to.html|title=Please DON'T ignore any taxa - A rebuttal to O'Connor and Dyke|last=Mortimer|first=Mickey|date=26 September 2010|website=The Theropod Database Blog}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 19 January 2024

Dalingheornis
Temporal range: Aptian, 122 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: †Enantiornithes
Genus: †Dalingheornis
Zhang et al., 2006
Species:
†D. liweii
Binomial name
†Dalingheornis liweii
Zhang et al., 2006

Dalingheornis is a genus of enantiornithean birds which lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 122 Ma ago, and are known from a single juvenile fossil found in the upper part of the Yixian Formation at Dawangzhangzi, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is the first known Mesozoic bird with heterodactyl feet specifically adapted for climbing, and was probably among the most arboreal of the enantiornithines. Unlike its relatives, it had an unusually long (17mm) skeletal tail made up of 20 vertebrae, similar to the tails of dromaeosaurids. However, this may have been a juvenile feature. The fossil was named after Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut in space.[1]

Description

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Some sources have doubted the presence of heterodactyl feet in this genus. Lockley et al. (2007) found that its metatarsal II was not strongly curved inwards compared to other enantiornitheans, and they also noted that the supposed reversed second toe claw probably acquired that position after the animal died.[2] In 2009, Jingmai O'Connor considered Dalingheornis to be a nomen dubium due to its remains being stored in a private collection.[3] However, this proposal has been criticized by Mickey Mortimer, as Dalingheornis is a valid genus under ICZN guidelines despite its inaccessibility to paleontologists.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Zhang, Z.; Hou, L.; Hasegawa, Y.; O'Connor, J.; Martin, L.D.; Chiappe, L.M. (2006). "The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China". Acta Geologica Sinica. 80 (5): 631–635.
  2. ^ Lockley, Martin G.; Li, Rihui; Harris, Jerald D.; Matsukawa, Masaki; Liu, Mingwei (27 March 2007). "Earliest zygodactyl bird feet: evidence from Early Cretaceous roadrunner-like tracks". Naturwissenschaften. 94 (8): 657–665. Bibcode:2007NW.....94..657L. doi:10.1007/s00114-007-0239-x. PMID 17387416. S2CID 15821251.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Jingmai (December 2009). "A systematic review of Enantiornithes (Aves: Ornithothoraces)". Dissertation.
  4. ^ Mortimer, Mickey (26 September 2010). "Please DON'T ignore any taxa - A rebuttal to O'Connor and Dyke". The Theropod Database Blog.


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