Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2006. A beaked basal ornithurine bird (Aves, Ornithurae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Zoologica Scripta 35(4):363-373
Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to M. Wang et al. 2015
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Lefevre et al. 2014, Naish et al. 2012, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou and Zhang 2006
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Kaririavis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: Archaeorhynchus spathula
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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