Confuciusornis
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| phylum | Chordata | Confuciusornis is a genus of primitive crow-sized bird from the Early Cretaceous Period of China, dating from 125 to 120 million years ago. It is the oldest known bird to have a beak. Confuciusornis was about the size of a modern pigeon, with a total length of 50 centimetres.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| superorder | Dinosauria | |
| order | Saurischia | |
| family | Confuciusornithidae | |
| genus | † Confuciusornis | |
| species | C. sanctus | |
| Temporal range | Early Cretaceous 125-120 Ma |
