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Novavis

Novavis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Aptian),
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Enantiornithes
Genus: Novavis
O'Connor et al., 2025
Species:
N. pubisculata
Binomial name
Novavis pubisculata
O'Connor et al., 2025

Novavis (meaning "strange bird") is an extinct genus of enantiornithean birds from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, N. pubisculata, known from a partial skeleton. The pubis bone of Novavis is unusually short compared to other related birds.


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