Aves - Confuciusornithiformes - Confuciusornithidae
Full reference: Z. Zhang, Z. Zhou, and M. J. Benton. 2008. A primitive confuciusornithid bird from China and its implications for early avian flight. Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences 51(5):625-639
Parent taxon: Confuciusornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2019
See also O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang et al. 2015, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2008 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Changchengornis, Confuciusornis, Confuciusornis chuonzhous, Jibeinia, Yangavis
Subtaxa: Eoconfuciusornis zhengi
Type: Eoconfuciusornis zhengi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sichakou (Cretaceous of China)
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