†Kompsornis longicaudus Wang et al. 2020 (avialan)
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Full reference: X. Wang, J.-D. Huang, M. Kundrát, A. Cau, X.-Y. Liu, Y. Wang, and S.-B. Jua. 2020. A new jeholornithiform exhibits the earliest appearance of the fused sternum and pelvis in the evolution of avialan dinosaurs. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 199:104401
Belongs to Kompsornis according to X. Wang et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AGB-6997, a skeleton (a nearly complete and articulated adult individual preserved on a single slab). Its type locality is Lingyuan (general), which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lingyuan (general)
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