Holbotia ponomarenkoi Zelenkov and Averianov 2015 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: N. V. Zelenkov and A. O. Averianov. 2015. A historical specimen of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia representing a new taxon with a specialized neck morphology. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Belongs to Holbotia according to N. V. Zelenkov and A. O. Averianov 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 3147-200, a partial skeleton (Partial skeleton preserved on a slab and counterslab). Its type locality is Kholbotu-Gol (PIN collection 3147), which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Andaikhudag Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kholbotu-Gol (PIN collection 3147)

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