†Jeholornis curvipes Lefevre et al. 2014 (bird)
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Full reference: U. Lefevre, D. Hu, F. Escuillie, G. Dyke, and P. Godefroit. 2014. A new long-tailed basal bird from the Lower Cretaceous of north-eastern China. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113:790-804
Belongs to Jeholornis according to U. Lefevre et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Jeholornis palmapenis, Jeholornis prima
Type specimen: YFGP-yb2, a skeleton (Aan almost completely articulated skeleton including a partial caudal series). Its type locality is Yizhou Fossil and Geology Park, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yizhou Fossil and Geology Park
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