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Hi everyone. Thanks to Jerry Harris (who also
sent me the "Proornis" paper), I was able to get a hold of the description of
Lingyuanornis parvus. It turns out this bird is just the counterpart of
Liaoxiornis delicatus. I'm not sure which was published first, so I don't
know the proper name for this species. However, I do believe it is a
juvenile enantiornithine, which would explain the small size. I plan to
get a Details segment completed soon, but it would help to know which name is
correct.
references-
Ji Qiang & Ji Shu'an. 1999. A new genus of the
Mesozoic birds from Lingyuan, Liaoning, China. CHINESE GEOLOGY 1999 (3) No
262, 1999: 45-48, illustr.
Lianhai Hou & Peiji Chen, 1999. Liaoxiornis
delicatus gen. et sp. nov., the Smallest Mesozoic Bird Chinese Science Bulletin
44: 834-838
Mickey Mortimer
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