Aves - Enantiornithes - Longipterygidae

Full reference: L. Hou, L. M. Chiappe, F. Zhang and C.-M. Chuong. 2004. New Early Cretaceous fossil from China documents a novel trophic specialization for Mesozoic birds. Naturwissenschaften 91:22-25

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

See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Hou et al. 2004, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor et al. 2011, O'Connor et al. 2009, 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 and Wang 2010 and Zhou and Zhang 2006

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

Subtaxa: Longirostravis hani

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Type: Longirostravis hani

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Liaoning, Yixian (general) (Cretaceous of China)

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