New basal avialan from Kitadani with pygostyle (the genus name is predictable)

[Ravonium]

Meet Fukuipteryx prima, a recently discovered Early Cretaceous avialan (or if you like, 'protobird') from the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (the same part of the formation as Fukuivenator). The specimen found had a pygostyle, which would mean that Fukuipteryx is the most basal avialan with this feature (although as the specimen is a subadult, it may prove to be more derived than intially suggested):





Paper (open access): https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0639-4

Writeup in Smithsonian by Riley Black (of Laelaps fame): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/newly-discovered-fossil-bird-fills-gap-between-dinosaurs-and-modern-fliers-180973551/

[Halichoeres]

Fwiw I would have predicted "Fukuiornis" 

Favorite Co mini Fukuipteryx incoming in 3...2...

[CityRaptor]

Maybe next time. Seems like they want to make Fukui versions of all the possible name endings. Also waiting for Fukuicephale, Fukuiceratops, Fukuidon, Fukuidromeus, Fukuignathus, Fukuimimus, Fukuinykus, Fukuipelta, Fukuisaura, Fukuispondylus, Fukuisuchus, Fukuitholus, Fukuityrannus, and Fukuivenator.

[Ravonium]

Maybe next time. Seems like they want to make Fukui versions of all the possible name endings. Also waiting for Fukuicephale, Fukuiceratops, Fukuidon, Fukuidromeus, Fukuignathus, Fukuimimus, Fukuinykus, Fukuipelta, Fukuisaura, Fukuispondylus, Fukuisuchus, Fukuitholus, Fukuityrannus, and Fukuivenator.

That last one on your list already exists.

Favorite Co mini Fukuipteryx incoming in 3...2...

Was going to reply to this with 'It's too derived of a maniraptoran for them', but they have made every single other dinosaur taxon from the formation, so yeah, I can see them making a Fukuipteryx for completeness.

[CityRaptor]

Well, that's what I get for simple copying the list from this article:
https://equatorialminnesota.blogspot.com/2014/08/chuanquilong-and-tambatitanis.html
without checking first.