Table 2.
Proportions of selected elements of Pengornis houi gen. nov., sp. nov. (IVPP VV15336) compared with other birds
| Taxon | Hu | Ul | Cmc | Fe | Ti | Tmt | Fe/ti | Hu+ul+cmc/fe+ti+tmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pengornis houi (IVPP V15336) | 64 (l.) | 71 (l.) | 27 (r.) | 48 (r.) | 50 (r.) | 26 | 0.96 | 1.35 |
| Longipteryx chaoyangensis (IVPP V12325) | 45 (r.) | 47 (r.) | 19 (r.) | 31 (r.) | 32 (r.) | 21 (r.) | 0.97 | 1.32 |
| Eoenantiornis buhleri (IVPP V11537) | 35 (l.) | 36 (l.) | 17 (l.) | 32 (l.) | 38 (l.) | 23 (l.) | 0.84 | 0.95 |
| Longirostravis hani (IVPP V12309) | 24 (l.) | 26 (l.) | 20 (r.) | 26 (r.) | 14 (l.) | 0.77 | ||
| Cathayornis yandica (IVPP V9769) | 33 (l.) | 34 (l.) | 18 (l.) | 28 | 34 (l.) | 21* (l.) | 0.82 | 1.14 |
| Archaeopteryx bavarica (Solnhofen specimen) | 83 | 72* | 34† | 70* | 90 | 48 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
| Sapeornis chaoyangensis (IVPP V12698) | 127 (l.) | 133 (l.) | 57 (l.) | 80 (l.) | 84 (l.) | 44 (l.) | 0.95 | 1.52 |
| Confuciusornis sanctus (IVPP V11619) | 52 (r.) | 47 (r.) | 27 (r.) | 47 (l.) | 54 (l.) | 25 (l.) | 0.87 | 1.0 |
| Archaeorhynchus spathula (IVPP V14287) | 53 (l.) | 56 (l.) | 25 (l.) | 37 (l.) | 42 (l.) | 20 (l.) | 0.88 | 1.35 |
| Hongshanornis longicresta (IVPP V14533) | 26 (l.) | 24 (l.) | 13 (l.) | 22 (l.) | 38 (l.) | 22 (l.) | 0.58 | 0.79 |
| Yixianornis grabaui (IVPP V12631) | 49 (r.) | 50 (r.) | 21 (r.) | 42 (r.) | 54 (r.) | 26 (r.) | 0.78 | 0.98 |
*
Estimated,
†
preserved length; l. and r. indicate left and right sides, respectively. Abbreviations: hu, humerus; ul, ulna; cmc, carpometacarpus; fe, femur; ti, tibiotarsus; tmt, tarsometatarsus.