†Shuilingornis Wang et al. 2025 (bird)
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Aves - Gansuiformes - Gansuidae
Full reference: X. Wang, A. Cau, Y. Wang, M. Kundrát, G. Zhang, Y. Liu, and L. M. Chiappe. 2025. A new gansuid bird (Avialae, Euornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Jiufotang Formation of Jianchang, western Liaoning, China. Cretaceous Research 166(78):106014
Parent taxon: Gansuidae according to X. Wang et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Changzuiornis, Gansus, Iteravis, Khinganornis
Subtaxa: Shuilingornis angelai
Type: Shuilingornis angelai
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lamadong, Jianchang
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