Huoshanornis Wang et al. 2010 (bird)

Aves - Enantiornithes

Full reference: X. Wang, Z. Zhang, C. Gao, L. Hou, Q. Meng and J. Liu. 2010. A new enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. The Condor 112(3):432-437

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to X. Wang et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Huoshanornis huji

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Type: Huoshanornis huji

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dapingfang (Cretaceous of China)

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