Boluochia Zhou 1995 (bird)

Aves - Enantiornithes - Longipterygidae

Full reference: Z. Zhou. 1995. Discovery of a new enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 33(2):99-113

Parent taxon: Longipterygidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015

See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Chiappe 2002, Hou 1997, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor et al. 2011, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, O'Connor et al. 2011, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2014, Zhou 1995, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou and Zhang 2006

Sister taxa: Camptodontornis, Longipteryx, Longirostravis, Rapaxavis, Shanweiniao, Shengjingornis

Subtaxa: Boluochia zhengi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beishan Quarry, Boluochi (Cretaceous of China)

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