Neimengornis

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| taxon = Neimengornis rectusmim

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Neimengornis (meaning "Inner Mongolia bird") is an extinct genus of jeholornithiform avialan dinosaurs that lived in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous. It contains one species, N. rectusmim, which is known from a single specimen, holotype IMMNH-PV00122, discovered in the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning.

Etymology

The generic name refers to the Inner Mongolia Natural History Museum where the holotype is stored, and the specific name means "straight minor metacarpal", combining the Latin rectus, meaning "straight", while "mim" is shortened from "minor metacarpal", referring to the uniquely straight minor metacarpals, different from other Jehol birds.

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=J. |last2=Wang |first2=X. |last3=Guo |first3=B. |last4=Kang |first4=A. |last5=Ma |first5=F. |last6=Ju |first6=S. |title=A new jeholornithiform identified from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning |journal=Geological Bulletin of China |date=2021 |volume=40 |issue=9 |pages=1419–1427 |url=http://dzhtb.cgs.cn/gbc/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=20210903&flag=1 |language=Chinese}}

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Category:Jeholornithidae

Category:Aptian genera

Category:Early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia

Category:Jiufotang fauna

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2021

Category:Dinosaurs of China