Flexomornis

Flexomornis; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 96 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	†Enantiornithes
Genus:	†Flexomornis; Tykoski & Fiorillo, 2010
Species:	†F. howei
Binomial name
	†Flexomornis howei; Tykoski & Fiorillo, 2010

Flexomornis (meaning "flexed shoulder bird") is a genus of enantiornithean birds known from fossils found in Texas rocks belonging to the Woodbine Formation (Lewisville Member) dating to the middle Cenomanian age of the late Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, Flexomornis howei, named for the amateur fossil hunter Kris Howe, who discovered the site where the fossils were found.[1]

References

Tykoski, R.S.; Fiorillo, A.R. (January 2010). ""An enantiornithine bird from the lower middle Cenomanian of Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 288–292. doi:10.1080/02724630903416068.

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[1] Tykoski, R.S.; Fiorillo, A.R. (January 2010). ""An enantiornithine bird from the lower middle Cenomanian of Texas". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 288–292. doi:10.1080/02724630903416068.