学名:largirostrornis sexdentornis hou,1997
时代:早白垩世
产地:辽宁省朝阳县波罗赤西2公里
学名来源:学名和译名都是依据该鸟的特征命名的,即这鸟的嘴特别大,其牙齿至少有6枚之意。
保存状况:基本完整的个体,由于围岩性质,保存基本引痕。
基本特征:眼前这只早期鸟类化石,一看就知道它的头,特别是吻特别大,而且嘴里的牙齿也很清楚,就个体说也较前几个同一产地的鸟要大,从嘴看很象现在的常见的乌鸦,但它与乌鸦不大一样,它是一种早期还很原始的鸟类。
age: early cretaceous
locality: boluochi,chaoyang city,liaoning province,china.
etymology:genus and species names are derived from charactiers of this bird meaning that it has large mouth with at least 6 teeth.
preservation: a nearly complete individual preserved as impressions.
diagnosis:skull large.larger than those from the same locality in size. |
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