†Sapeornis chaoyangensis Zhou and Zhang 2002 (bird)
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Synonyms: Didactylornis jii Yuan 2008, Sapeornis angustis Zhou and Zhang 2009, Shenshiornis primita Hu et al. 2010
Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2002. Largest bird from the Early Cretaceous and its implications for the earliest avian ecological diversification. Naturwissenschaften 89(1):34-38
Belongs to Sapeornis according to S. Zhou et al. 2013
See also Gao et al. 2012, Hu et al. 2010, Li et al. 2010, Pu et al. 2013, Turner et al. 2011, Yuan 2008, Zhou and Wang 2010, Zhou and Zhang 2002 and Zhou and Zhang 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Sapeornis chaoyangensis: IVPP V12698, a skeleton (nearly complete postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Shangheshou, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
- Didactylornis jii: CDPC-02-08-001, a skeleton. Its type locality is Baicaigou, Toutai, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
- Sapeornis angustis: Its type locality is Dapingfang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
- Shenshiornis primita: LPM B00018, a skeleton. Its type locality is Dapingfang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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