Kompsornis
Kompsornis (meaning "elegant bird") is an extinct genus of avialan that lived during the Early Cretaceous period of China. The type and only known species is Kompsornis longicaudus; the specific name means "long-tailed". It is known from only a single fossil specimen from the Jiufotang Formation. "Kompsornis" was closely related to the well-known "Jeholornis", another long-tailed avialan from China, but differs from it in features of its skeleton, particularly the fusion and growth rate of its bones. Like other jeholornithiforms, "Kompsornis" was a long-tailed avialan with long wings and possessed little or no teeth, with none identified in the single specimen of "Kompsornis".
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genus
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avialan
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Cretaceous period
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China
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fossil
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Jiufotang Formation
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Jeholornis
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jeholornithiforms
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wing
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Kompsornis
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Kompsornis
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Kompsornis
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