Zhyraornis

Zhyraornis; Temporal range: Turonian,
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Euornithes
Suborder:	†Zhyraornithi; Nesov, 1992
Family:	†Zhyraornithidae; Nesov, 1984
Genus:	†Zhyraornis; Nesov, 1984
Type species
	†Zhyraornis kashkarovi; Nesov, 1984
Species
	†Z. kashkarovi Nesov, 1984; †Z. logunovi Nesov, 1992;

Zhyraornis is a genus of prehistoric bird from the late Cretaceous period (middle Turonian, 92 mya).^[1] Its fossils have been found in Bissekty Formation deposits near Dzharakuduk in the Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan. Two species have been assigned to this genus: Zhyraornis kashkarovi and Zhyraornis logunovi. Both are known only from partial pelvic bones (synsacra).

^ Averianov, A.O. (2010). "The osteology of Azhdarcho lancicollis Nessov, 1984 (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan." Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 314(3): 246-317.

[osteology2010-1] Averianov, A.O. (2010). "The osteology of Azhdarcho lancicollis Nessov, 1984 (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan." Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 314(3): 246-317.

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