| Holbotia | |
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| Scientific classification π Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Clade: | β Enantiornithes |
| Genus: | β |
| Species: | β H. ponomarenkoi
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| Binomial name | |
| β Holbotia ponomarenkoi Zelenkov and Averianov, 2016
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Holbotia is an extinct monotypic genus of enantiornithean bird that lived in Mongolia during the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] It contains the single species Holbotia ponomarenkoi.
Etymology
[edit]The generic name Holbotia is in reference to the locality at which the holotype was found. The specific epithet of the type and only species, Holbotia ponomarenkoi, honours the palaeoentomologist Alexander G. Ponomarenko, the discoverer of the type specimen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Zelenkov, Nikita V.; Averianov, Alexander O. (2 April 2016). "A historical specimen of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia representing a new taxon with a specialized neck morphology". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (4): 319β338. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1051146. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 25 January 2026 β via Taylor and Francis Online.
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