†Archaeornithura Wang et al. 2015 (avialan)
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Reptilia - Theropoda - Hongshanornithidae
Full reference: M. Wang, X. Zheng, J. K. O'Connor, G. T. Lloyd, X. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Shang and Z. Zhou. 2015. The oldest record of Ornithuromorpha from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature Communications 6(6987)
Parent taxon: Hongshanornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Hongshanornis, Longicrusavis, Parahongshanornis, Songlingornis, Tianyuornis, Yixianornis
Subtaxa: Archaeornithura meemannae
Type: Archaeornithura meemannae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fengning County [general] (Cretaceous of China)
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