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Changzuiornis fossil map

Where fossils of Changzuiornis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 115 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 115 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Changzuiornis
Image: Huang, Wang, Hu, Liu, Peteya & Clarke, 2016, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupPrehistoric birds
Lived121.4–113.2 million years ago (Aptian)
PeriodsCretaceous
FamilyGansuidae
Named byHuang et al. 2018
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inChina
Rock formationsJiufotang

About Changzuiornis

Changzuiornis is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph bird from the Early Cretaceous of present-day China. It contains a single species, C. ahgmi.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Changzuiornis (revision 1336853127), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q43323396.

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