Aves - Yanornithiformes - Yanornithidae
Synonym: Aberratiodontus Gong et al. 2004
Full reference: X. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2001. Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 46(15):1258-1264
Parent taxon: Yanornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2020
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Naish et al. 2012, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Senter et al. 2004, Wang et al. 2015, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhou et al. 2008, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou and Zhang 2001
Sister taxa: Abitusavis, Similiyanornis
Subtaxa: Aberratiodontus wui Yanornis guozhangi Yanornis martini
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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