Full reference: H. Hu and J. K. O'Connor. 2017. First species of Enantiornithes from Sihedang elucidates skeletal development in Early Cretaceous enantiornithines. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(11):909-926
Belongs to Monoenantiornis according to H. Hu and J. K. O'Connor 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V20289, a partial skeleton (a nearly complete and articulated subadult individual preserved in a single slab in ventral view, only missing some of the vertebrae, the ilia and the ischia). Its type locality is Sihedang, Lingyuan, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone/shale in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sihedang, Lingyuan
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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