Fortunguavis xiaotaizicus Wang et al. 2014 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

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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