Dunhuangia cuii Wang et al. 2015 (avialan)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: M. Wang, D. Li, J. K. O'Connor, Z. Zhou, and H. You. 2015. Second species of enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous Changma Basin, northwestern China with implications for the taxonomic diversity of the Changma avifauna. Cretaceous Research 55:56-65

Belongs to Dunhuangia according to M. Wang et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSGM-05-CM-030, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton preserving the pectoral girdle, sternum and the thoracic limbs). Its type locality is Changma, Yumen, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone/shale in the Xiagou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Changma, Yumen

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