Aves - Enantiornithes - Longipterygidae
Full reference: J. K. O'Connor, X. Wang, L. M. Chiappe, C. Gao, Q. Meng, X. Cheng, and J. Liu. 2009. Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous enantiornithine birds with information from a new species. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):188-204
Parent taxon: Longipterygidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015
See also 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. 2014, Zhang et al. 2014 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Boluochia, Camptodontornis, Longipteryx, Longirostravis, Rapaxavis, Shengjingornis
Subtaxa: Shanweiniao cooperorum
Type: Shanweiniao cooperorum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lingyuan City (Cretaceous of China)
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