Changzuiornis Huang et al. 2018 (bird)

Aves - Gansuiformes - Gansuidae

Full reference: J.-D. Huang, X. Wang, Y.-C. Hu, J. Liu, J. A. Peteya and J. A. Clarke​. 2018. A new ornithurine from the Early Cretaceous of China sheds light on the evolution of early ecological and cranial diversity in birds. PeerJ 4:e1765

Parent taxon: Gansuidae according to X. Wang et al. 2025

See also Huang et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Gansus, Iteravis, Khinganornis, Shuilingornis

Subtaxa: Changzuiornis ahgmi

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Type: Changzuiornis ahgmi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sihedang, Lingyuan (Cretaceous of China)

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