Also known as Xinghaiornis lini type

Where: Liaoning, China (41.6° N, 121.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 122.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Yixian Formation (Jehol Group), Late/Upper Barremian to Late/Upper Barremian (130.0 - 122.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; tuff

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: X. Wang, L. M. Chiappe, F. Teng and Q. Ji. 2013. Xinghaiornis lini (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning: An Example of Evolutionary Mosaic in Early Birds. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 87(3):686-689 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 147071: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 05.07.2013

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