Aves - Ornithothoraces - Hongshanornithidae

Full reference: J. K. O'Connor, K.-Q. Gao, and L. M. Chiappe. 2010. A new ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) bird from the Jehol Group indicative of higher-level diversity. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(2):311-321

Parent taxon: Hongshanornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015

See also Li et al. 2011, Naish et al. 2012, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor et al. 2010, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang et al. 2015, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: Archaeornithura, Hongshanornis, Parahongshanornis, Songlingornis, Tianyuornis, Yixianornis

Subtaxa: Longicrusavis houi

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Type: Longicrusavis houi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi (Cretaceous of China)

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