Gobipipus Kurochkin et al. 2013 (bird)

Aves - Enantiornithes

Full reference: E. N. Kurochkin, S. Chatterjee, and K. E. Mikhailov. 2013. An emryonic enantiornithine bird and associated eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 47(11):1252-1269

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to E. N. Kurochkin et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortunguavis, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Gobipipus reshetovi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Khermin Tsav, Bird's Hill (PIN coll. 4492) [SMPE] (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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