†Changchengornis hengdaoziensis Ji et al. 1999 (bird)
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Aves - Confuciusornithiformes - Confuciusornithidae
Full reference: Q. Ji, L. M. Chiappe, and S.-H. Ji. 1999. A new late Mesozoic confuciusornithid bird from China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(1):1-7
Belongs to Changchengornis according to M. Wang et al. 2019
See also Chiappe 2002, Ji et al. 1999, Li et al. 2010 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMV2129-a/b, a skeleton (nearly complete specimen, including most of the plumage). Its type locality is Jianshangou, Shangyuan, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jianshangou, Shangyuan
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