†Longicrusavis houi O'Connor et al. 2010 (bird)
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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
Belongs to Longicrusavis according to J. K. O'Connor et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PKUP V1069, a skeleton (nearly complete, largely articulated adult with carbonized traces of feathers). Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi
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