Full reference: L.-H. Hou, L. D. Martin, Z.-H. Zhou and A. Feduccia. 1999. Archaeopteryx to opposite birds – missing link from the Mesozoic of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37(2):88-95
Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to M. Wang et al. 2015
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Chiappe 2002, Hou et al. 1999, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2014 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, 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: Eoenantiornis buhleri
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Heitizigou (Cretaceous of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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