Archaeovolans repatriatus Czerkas and Xu 2002 (bird)

Aves - Ornithurae

Full reference: S. A. Czerkas and X. Xu. 2002. A new toothed bird from China. Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight. The Dinosaur Museum Journal, Volume 1. The Dinosaur Museum, Blanding, UT 43-61

Belongs to Archaeovolans according to S. A. Czerkas and X. Xu 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V12444, a skeleton. Its type locality is Xiasanjiazi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Xiasanjiazi

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