Linquornis

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.

Linquornis"
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Genus: Linquornis
Species:
L. gigantis
Binomial name
Linquornis gigantis
Yeh 1980


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