Shuilingornis

Shuilingornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Reconstructed skeleton
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Family: Gansuidae
Genus: Shuilingornis
Wang et al., 2025
Species:
S. angelai
Binomial name
Shuilingornis angelai
Wang et al., 2025

Shuilingornis (meaning "pretty and vivid bird") is an extinct genus of gansuid euornithean birds from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, S. angelai, known from a nearly complete articulated skeleton. As a member of the Gansuidae, Shuilingornis represents one of the earliest known birds known to demonstrate semi-aquatic adaptations.