Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis Li et al. 2011 (bird)

Aves - Ornithothoraces - Hongshanornithidae

Full reference: L. Li, J.-Q. Wang, and S.-L. Hou. 2011. A new ornithurine bird (Hongshanornithidae) from the Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49(2):195-200

Belongs to Parahongshanornis according to L. Li et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PMOL-AB00161, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Yuanjiawa, Dapingfang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large mudstone/marl in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Yuanjiawa, Dapingfang

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