†Chiappeavis O'Connor et al. 2016 (bird)
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Aves - Enantiornithes - Pengornithidae
Full reference: J. K. O'Connor, X.-L. Wang, X.-T. Zheng, H. Hu, X.-M. Zhang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2016. An enantiornithine with a fan-shaped tail, and the evolution of the rectricial complex in early birds. Current Biology 26:114-119
Parent taxon: Pengornithidae according to J. K. O'Connor et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Eopengornis, Parapengornis, Pengornis, Yuanchuavis
Subtaxa: Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lamadong, Jianchang (Cretaceous of China)
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