Aves - Confuciusornithiformes - Confuciusornithidae

Synonyms: Confuciusornis feducciai Zhang et al. 2009, Confuciusornis jianchangensis Li et al. 2010, Confuciusornis sunae Hou 1997, Confuciusornis suniae Hou 1997, Jinzhouornis yixianensis Hou et al. 2002, Jinzhouornis zhangjiyingia Hou et al. 2002

Belongs to Confuciusornis according to M. Wang et al. 2019

See also Chiappe 2002, Goianechini and Apesteguía 2011, Hou 1997, Hou et al. 1999, Ji et al. 1999, Li et al. 2010, Li et al. 2010, Maryanska et al. 2002, Norell et al. 2009, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Padian 2004, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2011, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 1999, Wang et al. 1999, Wang et al. 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2009, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Confuciusornis chuongzhous, Confuciusornis dui

Type specimens:

• Confuciusornis sanctus: IVPP 10918, a partial skeleton (complete skull and associated wing elements). Its type locality is Huanghuagou, Shangyuan, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
• Confuciusornis feducciai: Dalian Natural Museum D2454, a skeleton (nearly complete and articulated skeleton with feathers preserved in ventral view). Its type locality is Sihetun (Dalian Natural Museum), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Yixian Formation of China.
• Confuciusornis jianchangensis: PMOL-AB00114, a skeleton. Its type locality is Toudaoyingzi, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
• Confuciusornis suniae: IVPP V11308, a skeleton (complete skeleton with feathers). Its type locality is Sihetun, Yixian bed 6 (29), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine siltstone/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
• Jinzhouornis yixianensis: IVPP V14412, a skeleton. Its type locality is Wutun, Jinzhou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
• Jinzhouornis zhangjiyingia: IVPP V 12352, a skeleton. Its type locality is Heitizigou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

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