†Yixianornis grabaui Zhou and Zhang 2001 (avialan)
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Reptilia - Theropoda - Hongshanornithidae
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 Yixianornis according to S. Zhou et al. 2013
See also Zhou and Zhang 2001 and Zhou and Zhang 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V12631, a skeleton (nearly complete individual with feather impressions). Its type locality is Qianyang, Yixian, which is in an Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Qianyang, Yixian
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