Genus: Platanavis NESOV, 1992
Etymology: Platanistius, epitet of Apollo with the meaning of "the king of a flat tree" and Greek, avis, "bird."

Species: nana NESOV, 1992
Etymology: Greek, nanos, "dwarf, small."

Holotype: PO 4601

Locality: Dzhyrakuk Locality, Kizylkum Desert, Navoi District, Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan.

Horizon: Bissekty Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Coniacian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A tiny synsacrum.