Genus: Serikornis LEFEVRE, CAU, CINCOTTA, HU, CHINSAMY, ESCUILLIE & GODEROIT, 2017
Etymolgoy: Greek, serikos, "silk", in reference to the body is almost covered with plumlaceous-like feathers, and Greek, ornis, "bird."
Species: sungei LEFEVRE, CAU, CINCOTTA, HU, CHINSAMY, ESCUILLIE & GODEROIT, 2017
Etymology: In honor of
Sun Ge, for his contribution to our knowledge of Jurassic and Cretaceous ecosystems.
Holotype: PMOL-AB00200
Locality: Daxishan Village, Linglongt, Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian Stage, Lower Malm Epoch, Early Late Jurassic.
Material: Nearl complete articulated skeleton with associated integumentary structures preserved on a slab.