†Elsornis keni Chiappe et al. 2007 (sand bird)
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Full reference: L. M. Chiappe, S. Suzuki, G. J. Dyke, M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar and R. Barsbold. 2007. A new enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5(2):193-208
Belongs to Elsornis according to L. M. Chiappe et al. 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPD-b 100/201, a partial skeleton (partially articulated specimen including both wings and most of the axial skeleton). Its type locality is Tugrikin Shire V [HMNS-GIN], which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tugrikin Shire V [HMNS-GIN]
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