Parahongshanornis Li et al. 2011 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Hongshanornithidae

Full reference: L. Li, J.-Q. Wang, and S.-L. Hou. 2011. A new ornithurine bird (Hongshanornithidae) from the Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49(2):195-200

Parent taxon: Hongshanornithidae according to M. Wang et al. 2015

See also Li et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Archaeornithura, Hongshanornis, Longicrusavis, Songlingornis, Tianyuornis, Yixianornis

Subtaxa: Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis

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Type: Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Yuanjiawa, Dapingfang (Cretaceous of China)

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