Eoconfuciusornis Zhang et al. 2008 (bird)

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

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Type: Eoconfuciusornis zhengi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sichakou (Cretaceous of China)

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