Full reference: Z. -H. Zhou, F. -C. Zhang, and Z. Li. 2009. A new basal ornithurine bird (Jianchangornis microdonta gen. et sp. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 10:299-310
Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to M. Wang and D. Liu 2015
See also Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Lefevre et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Zhou and Wang 2010 and Zhou et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: Jianchangornis microdonta
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jianchang (Cretaceous of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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