Feitianius paradisi O'Connor et al. 2016 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: J. K. O'Connor, D.-Q. Li, M. C. Lamanna, M. Wang, J. D. Harris, J. Atterholt, and H.-L. You. 2016. A new Early Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves, Ornithothoraces) from northwestern China with elaborate tail ornamentation. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1):e1054035:1-13

Belongs to Feitianius according to J. K. O'Connor et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSGM-05-CM-004, a skeleton. 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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