Longchengornis sanyanensis Hou 1997 (bird)

Aves - Cathayornithiformes - Cathayornithidae

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

Belongs to Longchengornis according to Hou 1997

See also Wang et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V10530, a partial skeleton (an incomplete skeleton). Its type locality is Beishan Quarry, Boluochi, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beishan Quarry, Boluochi

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