Kaririavis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | Ornithuromorpha |
| Genus: | †Kaririavis Carvalho et al., 2021[1] |
| Species: | †K. mater
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| †Kaririavis mater Carvalho et al., 2021[1]
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Kaririavis is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil. It contains one species, K. mater. It is known only from its holotype, which consists of a single foot. Kaririavis is the oldest known ornithuromorph from Gondwana.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ismar De Souza Carvalho; Federico L. Agnolin; SebastiÁn Rozadilla; Fernando E. Novas; José A. Ferreira Gomes Andrade; José Xavier-Neto (4 July 2021). "A new ornithuromorph bird from the Lower Cretaceous of South America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (4). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E8623C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1988623. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 244059488. Wikidata Q116673093.
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