Full reference: L. Hou and J. Zhang. 1993. [A new fossil bird from Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(3):217-224
Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to X. Wang et al. 2014
See also Hou 1997, Hou et al. 1996, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang et al. 2014 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: Chaoyangia beishanensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beishan Quarry, Boluochi (Cretaceous of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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