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
Belongs to Shuilingornis according to X. Wang et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LY2022JZ3002, a skeleton ( a nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved in a single slab). Its type locality is Lamadong, Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lamadong, Jianchang
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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