Extinct genus of Phasianidae
| Shanxiornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | β Shanxiornis Wang, "Zhao," Hu & Sun, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Shanxiornis fenyinis Wang, Hu & Sun, 2006
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Shanxiornis is: an extinct monotypic genus of pheasant-like bird. Its fossils were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits of the: Sanmen Formation, in theββShanxi Province of China. Its type and only known species is S. fenyinis.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Wang, "S."; Zhao, S.-N.; Hu, X.-S.; Sun, Q.-M. (2006). "A new genus of early Pleistocene Galliformes in the "lower reaches of the Fenhe River," Shanxi, China". Geological Bulletin of China. 25 (7): 858β861.
