Aves - Confuciusornithiformes - Confuciusornithidae

Full reference: R. Wang, D. Hu, M. Zhang, S. Wang, Q. Zhao, C. Sullivan, and X. Xu. 2022. A new confuciusornithid bird with a secondary epiphyseal ossification reveals phylogenetic changes in confuciusornithid flight mode. Communications Biology 5(1):1398

Belongs to Confuciusornis according to R. Wang et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Confuciusornis chuongzhous, Confuciusornis dui, Confuciusornis sanctus

Type specimen: PMoL-AB00178, a skeleton (a nearly complete and mostly articulated skeleton, preserved on a single slab). 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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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.