Full reference: C. Gao, L. M. Chiappe, Q. Meng, J. K. O'Connor, X. Wang, X. Cheng, and J. Liu. 2008. A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and its implications on the evolution of the avian tail. Palaeontology 51(4):775-791
Parent taxon: Paraves according to J. K. O'Connor and C. Sullivan 2014
See also Gao et al. 2008, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Aves, Caihong, Deinonychosauria, Eosinopteryx, Epidendrosaurus, Epidexipteryx, Eumaniraptora, Overoraptor, Paronychodon, Pedopenna, Pneumatoraptor, Serikornis
Subtaxa: Zhongornis haoae
Type: Zhongornis haoae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lingyuan City (Cretaceous of China)
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