Omnivoropteryx sinousaorum Czerkas and Ji 2002 (bird)

Aves - Omnivoropterygiformes - Omnivoropterygidae

Full reference: S. A. Czerkas and Q. Ji. 2002. A preliminary report on an omnivorous volant bird from northeast China. Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight. The Dinosaur Museum Journal 1. The Dinosaur Museum, Blanding, UT 127-135

Belongs to Omnivoropteryx according to S. A. Czerkas and Q. Ji 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CAGS02-IG-gausa-3/DM 609, a skeleton. Its type locality is Shangheshou, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shangheshou

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