†Chaoyangia beishanensis Hou and Zhang 1993 (avialan)
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Full reference: L. Hou and J. Zhang. 1993. [A new fossil bird from Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(3):217-224
Belongs to Chaoyangia according to L. H. Hou 1997
See also Hou and Zhang 1993 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V9934, a partial skeleton (vertebral column, ribs, pelvis, femur, and tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Beishan Quarry, Boluochi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beishan Quarry, Boluochi
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