Flexomornis

<i>Flexomornis</i>

Flexomornis

Extinct genus of birds

Flexomornis (meaning "flexed shoulder bird") is a genus of enantiornithean birds known from fossils found in Texas rocks belonging to the Woodbine Formation (Lewisville Member) dating to the middle Cenomanian age of the late Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, Flexomornis howei, named for the amateur fossil hunter Kris Howe, who discovered the site where the fossils were found.[1][2]

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The holotype of F. howei was found 100 metres (330 ft) away from the holotype of Ampelognathus coheni.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Tykoski, R.S.; Fiorillo, A.R. (January 2010). ""An enantiornithine bird from the lower middle Cenomanian of Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 288–292. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..288T. doi:10.1080/02724630903416068. S2CID 84037461.
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    "Flexomornis howei: A tale of amateur and professional cooperation". Deposits Mag. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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    Tykoski, Ronald S.; Contreras, Dori L.; Noto, Christopher (2023-10-13). "The first small-bodied ornithopod dinosaur from the Lewisville Formation (middle Cenomanian) of Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2257238. ISSN 0272-4634.


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