Juehuaornis
Juehuaornis is an extinct genus of ornithuromorph bird from the Early Cretaceous of present-day China. It contains a single species, J. zhangi. Discovery and naming. The holotype, SJG 00001, was found near Lingyuan in a layer of the Jiufotang Formation dating from the Aptian. It consists of an almost complete and associated skeleton with skull, compressed on a plate. It preserves feather remains. The counterplate was designated as the paratype with inventory number SJG 00001A. In 2015 the type species "Juehuaornis zhangi" was named and described by Wang Ren-fe, Wang Yan and Hu Dongyu. The generic name  combines a reference to the island of Juehua, the ""Chrysanthemum" Island" off the coast of Liaoning, with a Greek ὄρνις, "ornis", "bird". The specific name honours curator Zhang Dayong. Description. "Juehuaornis" has a long beak which reaches 70% of the total skull length. Classification. "Juehuaornis" was placed in the Ornithuromorpha in 2015. In 2016 it was suggested that "Juehuaornis" might be cogeneric to the closely related genera "Changzuiornis" and "Dingavis" found in the same formation, in which case "Juehuaornis" would have priority.