†Fortunguavis xiaotaizicus Wang et al. 2014 (bird)
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Full reference: M. Wang, J. K. O'Connor, and Z. Zhou. 2014. A new robust enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China with scansorial adaptations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):657-671
Belongs to Fortunguavis according to M. Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V18631, a skeleton (nearly complete and articulated skeleton with feathers preserved on a slab). Its type locality is Xiao-tai-zi, La-ma-dong, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine siltstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Xiao-tai-zi, La-ma-dong, Jianchang
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