†Abitusavis lii Wang et al. 2020 (avialan)
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Reptilia - Yanornithiformes - Yanornithidae
Full reference: M. Wang, Z.-H. Li, Q.-G. Liu and Z.-H. Zhou. 2020. Two new Early Cretaceous ornithuromorph birds provide insights into the taxonomy and divergence of Yanornithidae (Aves: Ornithothoraces). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18(21):1805-1827
Belongs to Abitusavis according to M. Wang et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V14606, a skeleton (a nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is Shifo, Ningcheng, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Shifo, Ningcheng
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