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CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758
= SUBDIVISION: EUAMNIOTA GARDNER, 1982 (partim)
= INFRADIVISION: THECODONITA GARDNER, 1982 (partim)
= SUPERCOHORT: HAEMOTHERMIA GARDNER, 1982 (partim)
= COHORT: AVES GARDNER, 1982
= CLASS: EUOSTEICHTHYES WILEY, 1979 (partim)
= INFRACLASS: CHOANATA
= SUEPRDIVISION: AMNIOTA WILEY, 1979
= DIVISION: SAUROPSIDA WILEY, 1979 (sedis mutabilis)
= SUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIA WILEY, 1979
= SUPERCOHORT: AVES WILEY, 1979
= PANAVES GAUTHIER & DE QUEIROZ, 2001 (partim)
= AVIFILOPLUMA GAUTHIER & DE QUEIROZ, 2001 (partim)
Note: = DROMAVIALAE JI & JI, 2001 (partim)
= LIAONINGORNITHIFORMES HOU, 1996
= AVESUCHIA

Incertae sedis
= Family: KUSZHOLIIDAE Nesov, 1992
= ORDER: LIAONINGORNITHIFORMES HOU, 1997
= Family: LIAONINGORNITHIDAE Hou, 1997

Genus: Cretaaviculus BAZHANOV, 1969
C. sarysuensis BAZHANOV, 1969
Note: Feather.

Genus: Gargantuavis BUFFETAUT & Le LOEUFF, 1998
G. philoinos BUFFETAUT & LE LOEUFF, 1998 (Type)

Genus: Jixiangornis JI, JI, ZHANG, YOU, ZHANG, WANG, YUAN & JI, 2002
J. orientalis JI, JI, ZHANG, YOU, ZHANG, WANG, YUAN & JI, 2002 (Type)
(Note: Avialae)

Genus: Kuszholia NESOV, 1992
= Kuszhoia NESSOV, 1992 (sic)
K. mengi NESOV, 1992 (Type)
K. sp

Genus: Sapeornis ZHOU & ZHANG, 2002
S. chaoyangensis ZHOU & ZHANG, 2002 (Type)

Genus: Shenzhouraptor JI, JI, YOU, ZHANG, YUAN, JI, LI, & LI, 2002
= Jeholornis ZHOU & ZHANG, 2002
S. sinensis JI, JI, YOU, ZHANG, YUAN, JI, LI, & LI, 2002 (Type)
= Jeholornis prima ZHOU & ZHANG, 2002
(Note: Avialae)

SUBCLASS: SAURORNITHES NICHOLSON, 1879
= SUBCLASS: ARCHAEONRITHES GADOW, 1893
= SUBCLASS: SAURORNIA SEELEY, 1865
= SUBCLASS: SAURIURAE HAECKEL, 1886
= SUPERORDER: SAURURAE COPE, 1889
= PLESION: ARCHAEOPTERYX GARDNER, 1982

Family: ARCHAEOPTERYGIDAE Huxley, 1871
= Parafamily: ARCHAEOPTRYGIDAE Huxley, 1871 (sensu Olshevsky, 1998)

Genus: Archaeopteryx MEYER, 1861
= Archaeopterix (Anonyomus) 1862
= Archaeornis PETERONIEVICS vide PETRONIEVICS & WOODWARD, 1917
= Archeopteryx OWEN, 1864 (sic)
= Griphornis WOODWARD, 1862 (sic)
= Griphosaurus WAGNER, 1861
= Gryphornis LAMBRECHT, 1933 (sic)
= Gryphosaurus MARSCHALL, 1873 (sic)
A. lithographica MEYER, 1861 (Type)
= Pterodactylus crassipes MEYER, 1857 (nomen oblitum)
= Archaeopteryx crassipes (MEYER, 1857) (nomen oblitum)
= Rhamphorhynchus crassipes (MEYER, 1857) (nomen oblitum)
= Scaphognathus crassipes (MEYER, 1857) (nomen oblitum)
= Griphosaurus problematicus WAGNER, 1861
= Archaeopteryx macurua OWEN, 1862
= Griphosaurus longicaudatus OWEN, 1862
= Griphosaurus longicaudatum OWEN, 1862 (sic)
= Gryphornis lagicaudatus (OWEN, 1862)
= Archaeopteryx macrurus OWEN, 1863 (sic)
= Archaeopteryx macroura VOGT, 1879 (sic)
= Archaeopteryx oweni PETRONIEVICS, 1917
A. siemensii (DAMES, 1897) ELZANOWSKI, 2002
= Archaeopteryx siemensii DAMES, 1897
= Archaeornis siemensii (DAMES, 1897) PETERONIEVICS vide PETRONIEVICS & WOODWARD, 1917
?A. vicensis (Anonyomus) vide LAMBRECHT, 1933 (nomen dubium)
Note: The above species may be a pterosaur according to O. KLEINSCHMIDT (BRODKORB, 1978)
A. bavarica WELLNHOFER, 1993
A. sp

Genus: Jurapteryx HOWGATE, 1985
J. recurva (HOWGATE, 1984) HOWGATE, 1985 (Type)
= Archaeopteryx recurva HOWGATE, 1984
Note: This genus is in question (Chiappe pers com.)

Genus: Wellnhoferia ELZANOWSKI, 2001
W. grandis ELZANOWSKI, 2001 (Type)
= Archaeopteryx lithographica WELLNHOFER, 1988

ORDER: CONFUCIUSORNITHOFORMES HOU, ZHOU, GU & ZHANG, 1995
Note: = AERIALAE JI & JI, 2001 (partim)

Genus: Changchengornis JI, CHIAPPE & JI, 1999
C. hengdaoziensis JI, CHIAPPE & JI, 1999 (Type)

Genus: Confuciusornis HOU, ZHOU, GU & ZHANG, 1995
C. sanctus HOU, ZHOU, GU & ZHANG, 1995 (Type)
= Confuciusornis sanstus HOU, ZHOU, GOU & ZHANG, 1995 [sic]
= Confuciusorins chuonzhous HOU, 1997
= Confuciusorins meidus HOU, 1997 (sic)
= Confuciusorins sunae HOU, 1997
= Confuciusorins shuzhi HOU, 1997 (sic)
C. dui HOU, MARTIN, ZHOU, FEDUCCIA & ZHANG, 1999
C. sp

Genus: Jinzhournis HOU, ZHOU, ZHANG & GU, 2002
J. yixianensis HOU, ZHOU, ZHANG & GU, 2002 (Type)
J. zhangjiyingia HOU, ZHOU, ZHANG & GU, 2002

Genus: Liaoxiornis HOU & CHEN, 1999
= Lingyuanornis JI & JI, 1999
L. delicatus HOU & CHEN, 1999 (Type)
= Lingyuanornis parvus JI & JI, 1999
Note : Part and counterpart specimens.

LEGION: ORNITHURAE NOVA
= INFRACLASS: ORNITHURAE HAECKEL, 1866
= SUBCLASS: ORNITHURAE HAECKEL, 1866

Genus: Chaoyangia HOU & ZHANG, 1993
C. beishanensis HOU & ZHANG, 1993 (Type)

Genus: Yanornis ZHOU & ZHANG, 2001
= Archaeovolans CZERKAS & XU, 2002
= Archaeoraptor SLOAN, 1999 (nomen nudum)
Y. martini ZHOU & ZHANG, 2001 (Type)
= Archaeoraptor liaoningensis SLOAN, 1999 (nomen nudum)
= Archaeovolans repatriatus CZERKAS & XU, 2002

COHORT: ENANTIORNITHES NOVA
= INFRACLASS: ENANTIORNITHES WALKER, 1981
Note: = AERIALAE JI & JI, 2001 (partim)

Genus: Protopteryx ZHANG & ZHOU, 2000
P. fengningensis ZHANG & ZHOU, 2000 (Type)

Genus: Aberratidontus GONG, HOU & WANG, 2004
A. wui GONG, HOU & WANG, 2004 (Type)

Genus: Eoalulavis SANZ, CHIAPPE, PEREZ-MORENO, BUSCALIONI, MORATALLA, ORTEGA & POYATO-ARIZA, 1996
E. hoyasi SANZ, CHIAPPE, PEREZ-MORENO, BUSCALIONI, MORATALLA, ORTEGA & POYATO-ARIZA, 1996 (Type)

Genus: Halimornis CHIAPPE, LAMB & ERICSON, 2002
H. thompsonae emend CHIAPPE, LAMB & ERICSON, 2002 (Type)
= Halimornis thompsoni CHIAPPE, LAMB & ERICSON, 2002

Genus: Longirostravis HOU, CHIAPPE, ZHANG & CHUONG, 2004
L. hani HOU, CHIAPPE, ZHANG & CHUONG, 2004

Genus: Vescornis ZHANG, ERICSON, & ZHOU, 2004
V. hebeiensis ZHANG, ERICSON, & ZHOU, 2004 (Type)

Genus: Nova? SANZ, CHIAPPE, PEREZ-MORENO, MORATALLA, HERNANDEZ-CARRASQUILLA, BUSCALIONI, ORTEGA, POYATO-ARIZA, RASSKIN-GUTMAN & MARTINEZ-DELCLOS, 1997

Genus: Longipteryx ZHANG, ZHANG, HOU & GU, 2001
L. chaoyangensis ZHANG, ZHANG, HOU & GU, 2001 (Type)

Genus: Eoenantiornis HOU, MARTIN, ZHOU & FEDUCCIA, 1999
E. buhleri HOU, MARTIN, ZHOU & FEDUCCIA, 1999 (Type)

ORDER: ALEXORNITHIFORMES BRODKORB, 1976
= ORDER: GOBIPTERYGIFORMES ELZANOWSKI, 1974
= ORDER: ENANTIORNITHIFORMES MARTIN, 1983

Genus: Abavornis PANTELEYEV, 1999
A. bonaparti PANTELEYEV, 1999 (Type)
A. sp

Genus: Explorornis PANTELEYEV, 1999
E. walkeri (NESOV & PANTELEEV, 1993) PANTELEYEV, 1999
= Enantiornis walkeri NESOV & PANTHELEEV, 1993
E. nessovi PANTELEYEV, 1999 (Type)
E. sp

Genus: Incolornis PANTELEYEV, 1999
I. martini (NESOV & PANTELEEV, 1993) PANTELEYEV, 1999
= Enantiornis martini NESOV & PANTHELEEV, 1993
I. silvae PANTELEYEV, 1999 (Type)

Genus: Lenesornis KUROCHKIN, 1996
L. maltschevskyi (NESOV, 1990) KUROCHKIN, 1996
= Ichthyornis maltschevskyi NESOV, 1990 non MARSH, 1872

Genus: Sazavis NESOV & JARKOV, 1989
S. prisca NESOV & JARKOV, 1989 (Type)
Note: May belong to the Gobipteryx (ELZANOWSKI, 1995)

Genus: Avisaurus BRETT-SURMAN & PAUL, 1985
A. archibaldi BRETT-SURMAN & PAUL, 1985 (Type)
A. gloriae VARRICCHIO & CHIAPPE, 1995
A. Species: Nova? HUTCHISON, 1993

Genus: Neuquenornis CHIPPE & CALVO, 1994
N. volans CHIPPE & CALVO, 1994 (Type)

Genus: Zhyraornis NESOV, 1984
Z. kashkarovi NESOV, 1984 (Type)
Z. longunovi NESOV, 1992

Genus: Gobipipus CHATTERJEE, KUROKHIN & MIKHAILOV, 1997 (nova nudum)
= Gobipipus CHATTERJEE, 1994 (nova nudum)
G. reshetovi CHATTERJEE, KUROCHKIN & MIKHAILOV, 1997 (Type) (nova nudum)
= Gobipipus elzanowskii CHATTERJEE, 1994 (nova nudum)

Genus: Gobipteryx ELZANOWSKI, 1976
G. minuta ELZANOWSKI, 1976 (Type)
= Nanantius valifanovi KUROCHKIN, 1996

Genus: Wyleyia HARRISON & WALKER, 1973
W. valdensis HARRISON & WALKER, 1973 (Type)

ORDER: EUORNITHIFORMES KUROCHKIN, 1996
= ORDER: IBEROMESORNITHIFORMES SANZ & BONAPARTE, 1992
= ORDER: SINORNIFORMES HOU, 1997
= ORDER: CATHAYORNITHIFORMES ZHOU, JIN & ZHANG, 1992

Family: CONCORNITHIDAE Kurochkin, 1996
= Family: IBEROMESORNITHIFORMES Sanz & Bonaparte, 1992
= Family: CATHAYORNITHIFORMES Zhou, Jin & Zhang, 1992
= Family: SINORNITHIDAE Hou, 1997
= Family: CATHAYORNITHIDAE Zhou, Jin & Zhang, 1992

Genus: Apsaravis NORELL & CLARKE, 2001
A. ukhaana NORRELL & CLARKE, 2001 (Type)

Genus: Cathayornis ZHOU, JIN & ZHANG, 1992
C. yandica ZHOU, JIN & ZHANG, 1992 (Type)
C. caudatus HOU, 1997
C. aberransis HOU, ZHOU, ZHANG & GU, 2002

Genus: Concornis SANZ & BUSCALIONI, 1992
C. lacustris SANZ & BUSCALIONI, 1992 (Type)

Genus: Eocathayornis ZHOU, 2002
= Eocathayornis ZHOU, 1999 (nomen nudum)
E. walkeri ZHOU, 2002 (Type)
= Eocathayornis walkeri ZHOU, 1999 (nomen nudum)

Genus: Iberomesornis SANZ & BONAPARTE, 1992
= Iberomesornis CHIAPPE & CALVO, 1989 (nomen nudum)
I. romerali SANZ & BONAPARTE, 1992 (Type)
= Iberomesornis romerali CHIAPPE & CALVO, 1989 (nomen nudum)
I. sp

Genus: Noguerornis LACASA-RUIZ, 1989
= Nogerornis LACASA-RUIZ, 1989 (sic)
N. gonzalezi LACASA-RUIZ, 1989 (Type)

Genus: Vorona FORSTER, CHIAPPE, KRAUSE & SAMPSON, 1996
V. berivotrensis FORSTER, CHIAPPE, KRAUSE & SAMPSON, 1996 (Type)

COHORT: PATAGOPTERYGIFORMES (KUROCHKIN, pers com)
Note: KUROCHKIN, 1995 places this family in the Palaeognathae, but now thinks otherwise.

Genus: Patagopteryx ALVARENGA & BONAPARTE, 1992
P. deferrariisi ALARENGA & BONAPARTE, 1992 (Type)

Genus: Protoavis CHATTERJEE, 1991
= Protoavis CHATTERJEE, 1987 (nomen nudum)
P. texensis CHATTERJEE, 1991 (Type)

Genus: Omnivoropteryx CZERKAS & JI, 2002
O. sinousaorum CZERKAS & JI, 2002 (Type)

INFRACLASS: ODONTOHOLCAE NOVA
= SUBCLASS: ODONTOHOLCAE STEJNEGER, 1885
= SUPERORDER: ODONTOLCAE STEJNEGER, 1885
= AVIALAE GAUTHIER, 1986

Genus: Potamornis ELZANOWSKI, PAUL & STIDHAM, (2000) 2001
P. skutchi ELZANOWSKI, PAUL & STIDHAM, (2000) 2001 (Type)

Genus: Asiahesperornis NESOV & PRIZEMLIN, 1991
A. bazhanovi NESOV & PRIZEMLIN, 1991 (Type)

Genus: Coniornis MARSH, 1893
C. altus MARSH, 1893 (Type)
= Hesperornis montana SHUFELDT, 1915

Genus: Hesperornis MARSH, 1872
= Hargeria LUCAS, 1903
= Lestornis MARSH, 1876
H. regalis MARSH, 1872 (Type)
H. crassipes (MARSH, 1876)
= Lestornis crassipes MARSH, 1876
H. gracilis MARSH, 1876
= Hargeria gracilis (MARSH, 1876) LUCAS, 1903
H. rossicus NESOV & YARKOV, 1993
= Hesperornis rossica NESOV & YARKOV, 1993
H. chowi MARTIN & LIM, 2002
H. bairdi MARTIN & LIM, 2002
H. mengeli MARTIN & LIM, 2002
H. macdonaldi MARTIN & LIM, 2002
H. sp

Genus: Enaliornis SEELEY, 1876
= Enaliornis SEELEY, 1869 (nomen nudum)
= Palaeocolymbus SEELEY, 1869
= Palaeocolyntus SEELEY, 1864 (sic)
= Pelargonis SEELEY, 1864 (sic)
= Pelagornis SEELEY, 1864
E. barretti (SEELEY, 1866) SEELEY, 1876 emend BRODKORB, 1963 (Type)
= Palaeocolymbus barretti (SEELEY, 1864) SEELEY, 1869
= Pelagornis barretti SEELEY, 1866
= Enaliornis barretti SEELEY, 1869 (nomen nudum)
= Palaeocolyntus barretti SEELEY, 1864 (sic)
E. sedgwicki (SEELEY, 1864) SEELEY, 1876 emend BRODKORB, 1963
= Enaliornis sedgwicki SEELEY, 1869 (nomen nudum)
= Pelagornis sedgwicki SEELEY, 1864
= Palargonis sedgwicki SEELEY, 1864 (sic)
E. Species: Nova? MARTIN, 1983

Genus: Baptornis MARSH, 1877
B. advenus MARSH, 1877 (Type)
B. Species Nova PERSON & MARTIN, 2004
B. sp

Genus: Judinornis NESOV & BORKIN, 1983
J. nogontsovensis NESOV & BORKIN, 1983 (Type)
J. sp

Genus: Pasquiaornis TOKARYK, CUMBAA & STORER, 1997
P. hardiei TOKARYK, CUMBAA & STORER, 1997 (Type)
P. tankei TOKARYK, CUMBAA & STORER, 1997

INFRACLASS: ODONTOTORMAE MARSH, 1880
= INFRACLASS: ICHTHYORNITHES
= SUPERORDER: ODONTOTORMAE MARSH, 1880
= AVIALAE GAUTHIER, 1986

Family: ICHTHYORNITHIDAE Marsh, 1873
= Family: PLEGADORNITHIDAE Wetmore, 1962
= Family: ANGELINORNITHIDAE Kashin, 1972

Genus: Ichthyornis MARSH, 1872
= Angelinornis KASHIN, 1972
= Colonosaurus MARSH, 1872
= Graculavus MARSH, 1873
= Plegadornis WETMORE, 1962 non BREHM, 1855
I. dispar MARSH, 1872 (Type)
= Colonosaurus mudgei MARSH, 1872
= Graculavus anceps MARSH, 1872
= Ichthyornis anceps (MARSH, 1872)
= Graculavus agilis MARSH, 1873
= Ichthyornis agilis (MARSH, 1873)
= Ichthyornis victor MARSH, 1876
= Ichthyornis validus MARSH, 1880
I. antecessor (WETMORE, 1962) OLSON, 1975
= Plegadornis antecessor WETMORE, 1962
= Angelinornis antecessor (WETMORE, 1962) KASHIN, 1972
I. maltschevskyii NESOV, 1986
I. sp

Genus: Apatornis MARSH, 1873
A. celer (MARSH, 1873) MARSH, 1873 (Type)
= Ichthyornis celer MARSH, 1873

Genus: Guildavis CLAKRE, 2004
G. tenner (MARSH, 1880) CLARKE, 2004 (Type)
= Ichthyornis tener MARSH, 1880

Genus: Iaceornis CLAKRE 2004
I. marshi CLARKE, 2004 (Type)
= Apatornis celer (partim)

Genus: Limenavis CLARKE & CHIAPPE, 2001
L. patagonica CLARKE & CHIAPPE, 2001 (Type)

Genus: Novacaesareaia PARRIS & HOPE, 2002
N. hungerfordorum emend PARRIS & HOPE, 2002 (Type)
= Novacaesareaia hungerfordi PARRIS & HOPE, 2002

ORDER: PALAEOCURSORNITHIFORMES KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1986
= ORDER: LIMNORNITHIFORMES JURCSAK & KESSLER, 1983
= ORDER: CURSORNITHIFORMES JURACAK & KESSLER, 1985

Family: PALAEOCURSORNITHIDAE Jurcsak & Kessler, 1988
= Family: LIMNORNITHIDAE Kessler & Jurcsak, 1984
= Family: CURSORNITHIDAE Kessler & Jurcsak, 1985

Genus: Palaeocursornis KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1986
= Palaelimnornis KESSLER & JURCASK, 1985 non GOULD, 1839
= Limnornis JURCSAK & KESSLER, 1983 non GOULD, 1839
P. corneti (KESSLER & JURCASK, 1985) KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1986 (Type)
= Palaelimnornis corneti KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1985
= Limnornis corneti JURCSAK & KESSLER, 1983
= Palaeocursornis biharicus KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1986

Genus: Volgavis NESOV & JARKOV, 1989
V. marina NESOV & JARKOV, 1989 (Type)
Note: Frigate-bird like.

Genus: Anatalavis OLSON & PARRIS, 1987
A. rex (SHUFELDT, 1915) OLSON & PARRIS, 1987 (Type)
= Telmatornis rex SHUFELDT, 1915

Genus: Graculavus MARSH, 1872
= Limosavis SHUFELDT, 1915
G. velox MARSH, 1872 (Type)
= Limosavis velox (MARSH, 1872) SHUFELDT, 1915
G. augustus HOPE, 1999

Genus: Laornis MARSH, 1870
= Laopteryx KUROCHKIN, 1995 (sic)
L. edvardsianus MARSH, 1870 (Type)

Genus: Telmatornis MARSH, 1870
T. priscus MARSH, 1870 (Type)
= Telmatornis affinis MARSH, 1870
= Graculavus pumilis MARSH, 1872
= ?Palaeotringa vetus MARSH, 1870

Genus: Cimolopteryx MARSH, 1892
= Cimolopteryx MARSH, 1889 (nomen nudum)
C. rara MARSH, 1892 emend HAY, 1902 (Type)
= Cimolopetryx rarus MARSH, 1889
= Timolopteryx ogiluie GRANT, 1912 (sic)
C. minima BRODKORB, 1963
C. maxima BRODKORB, 1963
C. petra HOPE, 2002
C. sp

ORDER: GALLIFORMES (TEMMINCK, 1820)
(Pheasants, grouse, turkeys, partridges, Guineafowls, New World quails)

Genus: Austinornis CLARKE, 2004
A. lentus (MARSH, 1877) CLARKE, 2004 (Type)
= Graculavus lentus MARSH, 1877
= Ichthyornis lentus MARSH, 1877
= Pedioecetes phasianellus LINN (SHUFELDT, 1915)

Genus: Palintropus BRODKORB, 1970
P. retusus (MARSH, 1892) BRODKORB, 1970 (Type)
= Cimolopteryx retusus MARSH, 1892
= Apatornis retusus (MARSH, 1892) BRODKORB, 1963
P. sp

Genus: Horezmavis NESOV & BORKIN, 1983
H. eocretacea NESOV & BORKIN, 1983 (Type)
Note: As per NESOV, 1997

ORDER: PROCELLARIFORMES FURBRINGER, 1888
(albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters)

Genus: Tytthostonyx OLSON & PARRIS, 1987
T. glauconiticus OLSON & PARRIS, 1987 (Type)

ORDER: PELECANIFORMES SHARPE, 1891
(pelicans, frigate birds, gannets, cormorants, darters, anhingas)

ORDER: CICONIIFORMES BONAPARTE, 1854
(storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills)

Genus: Lonchodytes BRODKORB, 1963
L. estesi BRODKORB, 1963 (Type)
L. pterygius BRODKORB, 1963

Genus: Eurolimnornis KESSLER & JURCASK, 1986
= Limnornis KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1984 non
E. corneti (KESSLER & JURCASK, 1984) KESSLER & JURCASK, 1986 (Type)
= Limnornis corneti KESSLER & JURCSAK, 1984

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES WAGLER, 1831
(ducks, geese, screamers, swans, and waterfowl)

Genus: Teviornis KUROCHKIN, DYKE & KARHU, 2002
T. gobiensis KUROCHKIN, DYKE & KARHU, 2002 (Type)

Genus: Praeornis RAUTIAN, 1978
P. sharovi RAUTIAN, 1978 (Type)
Note: A cycad leaf according to Bock, 1986. But this is again questioned and thought to be a true feather.

Genus: Priscavolucris GOMEZ, 1976
P. montsechi GOMEZ, 1976 (Type)
Note: GOMEZ, 1976 found out that the material is actually a fish whose fin rays happened to be spread out in a way that it looked like the London Specimen Archaeopteryx.

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