Reptilia - Yanornithiformes - Yanornithidae
Full reference: X. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2001. Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 46(15):1258-1264
Belongs to Yanornis according to M. Wang et al. 2020
See also Senter et al. 2004, Zanno et al. 2009, Zhou and Zhang 2001 and Zhou et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Yanornis guozhangi, Aberratiodontus wui
Type specimen: IVPP V12558, a skeleton (complete individual without feather impressions). Its type locality is Chaoyang City Yanornis type locality, which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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