†Shangyang graciles Wang and Zhou 2019 (avialan)
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Full reference: M. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou. 2019. A new enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) with completely fused premaxillae from the Early Cretaceous of China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(15):1299-1312
Belongs to Shangyang according to M. Wang and Z.-H. Zhou 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V25033, a skeleton (nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved on a single slab). Its type locality is Mutouchengzi Township, Chaoyang City, which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mutouchengzi Township, Chaoyang City
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