Yangavis Wang and Zhou 2018 (bird)

Aves - Confuciusornithiformes - Confuciusornithidae

Full reference: M. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2018. A new confuciusornithid (Aves: Pygostylia) from the Early Cretaceous increases the morphological disparity of the Confuciusornithidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Parent taxon: Confuciusornithidae according to M. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou 2018

Sister taxa: Changchengornis, Confuciusornis, Confuciusornis chuonzhous, Eoconfuciusornis, Jibeinia

Subtaxa: Yangavis confucii

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Type: Yangavis confucii

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

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

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