Linquornis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Genus: | †Linquornis |
| Species: | †L. gigantis
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| †Linquornis gigantis Yeh 1980
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Linquornis is a genus of peacock-sized Galliform bird that lived in Miocene of China; it consists one single species. Linquornis gigantis is the biggest bird fossil found in China.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Zelenkov, N. V.; Kurochkin, E. N. (2010-05-01). "Neogene phasianids (Aves: Phasianidae) of Central Asia: 3. Genera Lophogallus gen. nov. and Syrmaticus". Paleontological Journal. 44 (3): 328–336. doi:10.1134/S0031030110030135. ISSN 1555-6174.
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