Full reference: G. Álvarez Herrera, F. Agnolín, S. Rozadilla, G. E. Lo Coco, M. Manabe, T. Tsuihiji, and F. E. Novas. 2023. New enantiornithine bird from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of southern Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 144:105452
Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to G. Álvarez Herrera et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortipesavis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis
Subtaxa: Yatenavis ieujensis
Type: Yatenavis ieujensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Anita, Yatenavis locality (Cretaceous of Argentina)
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