Musivavis amabilis Wang et al. 2022 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: X. Wang, A. Cau, X. Luo, M. Kundrát, W. Wu, S. Ju, Z. Guo, Y. Liu, and Q. Ji. 2022. A new bohaiornithid-like bird from the Lower Cretaceous of China fills a gap in enantiornithine disparity. Journal of Paleontology

Belongs to Musivavis according to X. Wang et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MHGU-3000, a skeleton (nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved in a single slab). Its type locality is Shangheshou, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shangheshou

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