Sinornis

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Sinornis An early Cretaceous bird from Liaoning Province, China. It is one of the earliest to show the advanced avian features of an extensive synsacrum and complete fusion of the distal tarsal bones with metatarsals.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

Sinornis

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Sinornis An early Cretaceous bird from Liaoning Province, China. It is one of the earliest to show the advanced avian features of an extensive synsacrum and complete fusion of the distal tarsal bones with metatarsals.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

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