Reptilia - Theropoda - Hongshanornithidae
Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2005. Discovery of an ornithurine bird and its implication for Early Cretaceous avian radiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(32):18998-19002
Belongs to Hongshanornis according to L. M. Chiappe et al. 2014
See also Zhou and Zhang 2005 and Zhou et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V14533, a skeleton (complete skeleton including feathers). Its type locality is Shifo, Ningcheng, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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