†Parvavis chuxiongensis Wang et al. 2014 (bird)
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Full reference: M. Wang, Z. -H. Zhou, and G. Xu. 2014. The first enantiornithine bird from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):135-145
Belongs to Parvavis according to M. Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V18586/1-2, a skeleton (An articulated partial skeleton preserved in a slab (IVPP V18586/1) (Fig. 2) and counter slab (IVPP V18586/2) (Fig. 3) with feather impressions covering the bod). Its type locality is Luojumei Village, Chuxiong City, which is in a Turonian/Santonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Jiangdihe Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Luojumei Village, Chuxiong City
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