Shanxiornis is an extinct monotypic genus of pheasant-like bird. Its fossils were discovered in Early Pleistocene deposits of the Sanmen Formation, in the Shanxi Province of China. Its type and only known species is S. fenyinis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wang, S.; Zhao, S.-N.; Hu, X.-S.; Sun, Q.-M. (2006). "A new genus of early Pleistocene Galliformes in the lower reaches of the Fenhe River, Shanxi, China". Geological Bulletin of China. 25 (7): 858–861.