Wellnhoferia Elzanowski 2001 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: A. Elzanowski. 2001. A new genus and species for the largest specimen of Archaeopteryx. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 46(4):519-532

Parent taxon: Avialae according to M. S. Y. Lee and T. Worthy 2011

See also Bennett 2008, Elzanowski 2001, Mayr et al. 2007 and Padian 2004

Sister taxa: Alcmonavis, Archaeopterygidae, Archaeopteryx, Aurornis, Dalianraptor, Fujianvenator, Fukuipteryx, Jeholornithiformes, Llerdopteryx, Llerdopteryx viai, Wyleyia, Wyleyia valdensis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Wellnhoferia in the database

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