Full reference: M. Wang, Z. -H. Zhou, and G. Xu. 2014. The first enantiornithine bird from the Upper Cretaceous of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):135-145
Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to M. Wang and D. Liu 2015
See also Wang et al. 2014
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, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis
Subtaxa: Parvavis chuxiongensis
Type: Parvavis chuxiongensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Luojumei Village, Chuxiong City (Cretaceous of China)
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