Zhongyuanus xichuanensis 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

Belongs to Zhongyuanus according to L.-H. Hou 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Zhongyuanus type locality, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Yuhuangding Formation of China

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at Zhongyuanus type locality

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