†Protopteryx fengningensis Zhang and Zhou 2000 (bird)
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Full reference: F. Zhang and Z. Zhou. 2000. A primitive enantiornithine bird and the origin of feathers. Science 290:1955-1959
Belongs to Protopteryx according to S. Zhou et al. 2013
See also Zhang and Zhou 2000 and Zhou and Zhang 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V 11665, a skeleton (nearly complete articulated skeleton with feathers). Its type locality is Fengning County [general], which is in a Hauterivian lacustrine siltstone in the Huajiying Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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