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Gretcheniao

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Gretcheniao
Temporal range: Barremian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Enantiornithes
Genus: Gretcheniao
Species:
G. sinensis
Binomial name
Gretcheniao sinensis
Chiappe et. al., 2019

Gretcheniao is an extinct genus of enantiornithean that lived during the Early Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

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Gretcheniao sinensis is known from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Chiappe, Luis María; Qingjin, Meng; Serrano, Francisco; Sigurdsen, Trond; Min, Wang; Bell, Alyssa; Di, Liu (25 October 2019). "New Bohaiornis-like bird from the Early Cretaceous of China: enantiornithine interrelationships and flight performance". PeerJ. 7: e7846. doi:10.7717/peerj.7846. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6816414. PMID 31667014. Retrieved 16 February 2025.