Cerebavis
Appearance
Cerebavis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Avialae |
Genus: | †Cerebavis Kurochkin et al., 2006 |
Species: | †C. cenomanicus
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Binomial name | |
†Cerebavis cenomanicus Kurochkin et al., 2006
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Cerebavis is a genus of bird that lived during the Middle Cenomanian (late Cretaceous) period, about 122 Ma ago, and is known from a single brain mold found in Volgograd Region in Russia. Once considered most likely a member of the Enantiornithes, it is notable for its unusual brain, which displays some unusual features, including a well-developed olfactory system and large cerebrum, suggesting it had a well-developed sense of smell.[1] In 2015, a reappraisal of the specimen concluded that it belonged to an ornithurine instead of an enantiornithean.[2]
References
- ^ Kurochkin, E. N., Saveliev, S. V., Postnov, A. A., Pervushov, E. M. and Popov, E. V. (2006). "On the brain of a primitive bird from the Upper Cretaceous of European Russia". Paleontological Journal. 40 (6): 655–67. doi:10.1134/s0031030106060086.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Walsh, Stig A.; Milner, Angela C.; Bourdon, Estelle (August 2016). "A reappraisal of Cerebavis cenomanica (Aves, Ornithurae), from Melovatka, Russia". Journal of Anatomy. 229 (2): 215–227. doi:10.1111/joa.12406.