Aves - Enantiornithes - Longipterygidae
Full reference: F. Zhang, Z. Zhou, L. Hou and G. Gu. 2000. Early diversification of birds: evidence from a new opposite bird. Chinese Science Bulletin 45(24):2650-2657
Parent taxon: Longipterygidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Lefevre et al. 2014, 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. 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2000, Zhang et al. 2001 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Boluochia, Camptodontornis, Longirostravis, Rapaxavis, Shanweiniao, Shengjingornis
Subtaxa: Longipteryx chaoyangensis
Type: Longipteryx chaoyangensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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