Juehuaornis Wang et al. 2015 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: R.-F. Wang, Y. Wang, and D. Y. Hu. 2015. Discovery of a new ornithuromorph genus, Juehuaornis gen. nov. from Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Global Geology 34(1):7-11

Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to R.-F. Wang et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Kaririavis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis

Subtaxa: Juehuaornis zhangi

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Type: Juehuaornis zhangi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lingyuan (general) (Cretaceous of China)

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