- Incolornis
taxobox
name="Incolornis"
fossil_range = fossil range|89-86Late Cretaceous
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
subclassis =Enantiornithes ?
genus = "Incolornis"
genus_authority = Panteleev,1999
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Incolornis silvae" (type) "Incolornis martini""Incolornis" (meaning "inhabitant bird") is an extinct
genus of basalbird s from the LateCretaceous (Coniacian , 89-86 mya). Remains have been found in theBissekty Formation inUzbekistan .It is only known from fragmentarycoracoid s. The systematic position of the genus is unclear; it might have been an enantiornithine bird.Two species are known, "Incolornis silvae" and "Incolornis martini"; the latter was initially placed in the genus "
Enantiornis ". The estimated length of these animals was 135 mm for "I. silvae" and 220 mm for "I. martini" [http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Jul/msg01069.html] .
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