Houornis caudatus Hou 1997

Aves - Enantiornithes

Alternative combination: Cathayornis caudatus

Full reference: L. H. Hou. 1997. Mesozoic Birds of China

Belongs to Houornis according to M. Wang and D. Liu 2015

See also Hou 1997, O'Connor and Dyke 2010, Wang et al. 1999 and Zhou and Wang 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V10917, a skeleton (complete skeleton). Its type locality is Beishan Quarry, Boluochi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Beishan Quarry, Boluochi

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