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Avimaia is a
genus of
fossil birds of the
Enantiornithes clade that
lived about 115
million years ago in
Northwest China. The only
known species is A...
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published by Castro-Terol et al. (2025). A
study on the bone
histology of
Avimaia schweitzerae,
Novavis pubisculata and
Qiliania graffini is
published by...
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Xiagou Formation prior to Novavis: Qiliania, Dunhuangia, Feitianius, and
Avimaia. The formation's bird
fauna is
otherwise dominated by more than 70 specimens...
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journal Nature Communications published a
paper naming an
extinct bird "
Avimaia schweitzerae... in
honor of Mary
Higby Schweitzer for her ground-breaking...
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Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis...
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Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis...
- high
diversity of
ornithothoracines is
known from this
formation such as
Avimaia, Changmaornis, Dunhuangia, Feitianius, Gansus, Jiuquanornis,
Qiliania and...
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Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis...
- known. Once
thought to be an
ancient relative of
rollers and wood****s
Avimaia 2019
Xiagou Formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) China One
specimen from...
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Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis...
