Reptilia - Theropoda - Hongshanornithidae
Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2005. Discovery of an ornithurine bird and its implication for Early Cretaceous avian radiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(32):18998-19002
Parent taxon: Hongshanornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Li et al. 2011, Naish et al. 2012, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor et al. 2010, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang et al. 2015, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou and Zhang 2005
Sister taxa: Archaeornithura, Longicrusavis, Parahongshanornis, Songlingornis, Tianyuornis, Yixianornis
Subtaxa: Hongshanornis longicresta
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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