†Zhongornis haoae Gao et al. 2008 (maniraptoran)
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Full reference: C. Gao, L. M. Chiappe, Q. Meng, J. K. O'Connor, X. Wang, X. Cheng, and J. Liu. 2008. A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and its implications on the evolution of the avian tail. Palaeontology 51(4):775-791
Belongs to Zhongornis according to J. K. O'Connor and C. Sullivan 2014
See also Gao et al. 2008 and Li et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DNHM 2455/6, a skeleton (nearly complete specimen with feathers split between a slab and a counterslab). Its type locality is Lingyuan City, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lingyuan City
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