Enantiophoenix Cau and Arduini 2008 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Avisauridae

Full reference: A. Cau and P. Arduini. 2008. Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 149(2):293-324

Parent taxon: Avisauridae according to A. Cau and P. Arduini 2008

Sister taxa: Avisaurus, Bauxitornis, Gettyia, Halimornis, Intiornis, Mirarce, Neuquenornis, Soroavisaurus

Subtaxa: Enantiophoenix electrophyla

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Type: Enantiophoenix electrophyla

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at en Nammoƻra, upper quarry (unit 3b) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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