Jianchangornis
{{Short description|Extinct genus of dinosaurs}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = Early Cretaceous, {{fossilrange|120}}
| image = Artist's view of Jianchangornis microdonta.jpg
| image_caption = Artist's view of Jianchangornis microdonta
| genus = Jianchangornis
| parent_authority = Zhou et al., 2009
| species = microdonta
| authority = Zhou et al., 2009
| display_parents = 3
}}
Jianchangornis a genus of basal ornithuromorph dinosaurs. Fossils were recovered from the Jiufotang Formation at Liaoning, China.{{Cite journal|author=Zhou, Z.-H.|author2=Zhang, F.-C.|author3=Li, Z.-H.|name-list-style=amp|year=2009|title=A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.), from the Lower Cretaceous of China|journal=Vertebrata PalAsiatica|volume=47|issue=4|pages=299–310|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272171387}} [http://english.ivpp.cas.cn/sp/PalAsiatica/vp_list/201005/t20100512_53875.html]
Description
A specimen IVPP-V16708 includes skull, partial skeleton and feathers. These remains indicate a subadult individual with a length of {{cvt|33|cm}}, hip height of {{cvt|26|cm}}, and weight of {{cvt|1.2|kg|lb}}.{{cite book
| isbn = 9780691190594
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WnZyDwAAQBAJ&dq=avisaurus+size&pg=PA281
| title = Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes
| publisher = Princeton University Press
| date = June 25, 2019
| access-date = 30 August 2022
| pages = 281
| author = Rubén Molina-Pérez, Asier Larramendi, David Connolly, Gonzalo Ángel Ramírez Cruz, Andrey Atuchin
}}
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Category:Early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2009
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