Zhongyuanus Hou 1980 (bird)

Aves - Gastornithiformes - Gastornithidae

Full reference: L.-H. Hou. 1980. New form of the Gastornithidae from the Lower Eocene of the Xichuan, Honan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(2):111-115

Parent taxon: Gastornithidae according to L.-H. Hou 1980

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxon: Gastornis

Subtaxa: Zhongyuanus xichuanensis

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Zhongyuanus type locality (Eocene of China)

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