†Cratonavis zhui Li et al. 2023 (bird)
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Aves - Pygostylia - Jinguofortisidae
Full reference: Z. Li, M. Wang, T. AStidham and Z. Zhou. 2023. Decoupling the skull and skeleton in a Cretaceous bird with unique appendicular morphologies. Nature Ecology and Evolution 7:20-31
Belongs to Cratonavis according to Z. Li et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V31106, a skeleton. Its type locality is Xiao-tai-zi, La-ma-dong, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine siltstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Xiao-tai-zi, La-ma-dong, Jianchang
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