Tianyuornis cheni Zheng et al. 2014 (bird)

Aves - Ornithothoraces - Hongshanornithidae

Full reference: X. -T. Zheng, J. K. O'Connor, X. Want, X. Zhang, and Y. Wang. 2014. New information on Hongshanornithidae (Aves: Ornithuromorpha) from a new subadult specimen. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52(2):217-232

Belongs to Tianyuornis according to X. -T. Zheng et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: STM7-53, a skeleton. Its type locality is Xisanjia, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - small siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Xisanjia

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