Aves - Enantiornithes - Bohaiornithidae
Full reference: J. K. O'Connor, Y. -G. Zhang, L. M. Chiappe, Q. Meng, Q. Li and D. Liu. 2013. A new enantiornithine from the Yixian Formation with the first recognized avian enamel specialization. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(1):1-12
Belongs to Sulcavis according to J. K. O'Connor et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH Ph-000805 (Beijing Museum of Natural History), a skeleton (a slab containing a nearly complete adult or subadult individual, generally preserved in ventral view, with poorly preserved feathers around the skull and shoul). Its type locality is Lamadong, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lamadong, Jianchang
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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