Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo O'Connor et al. 2016 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda - 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

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

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: STM29-11, a skeleton (a nearly complete and fully articulated subadult individual preserved in a single slab, preserving impressions of the remiges and rectrices). Its type locality is Lamadong, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lamadong, Jianchang

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