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Description
Sapeornis is a derived maniraptoran, described as one of the most basal birds (except for Archaeopteryx and so on). It is unusually large, being twice the size of Microraptor, and is considered to be a flyer. It is somewhere between Archaeopteryx and the confuciousornithids (the next birds on the tree). The preservation of gastroliths in one of the new specimens indicating a herbivorous feeding habit.
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oh wow did this really exist?