Schizooura Zhou et al. 2012 (bird)

Aves - Ornithothoraces

Full reference: S. Zhou, Z. -H. Zhou, and J. K. O'Connor. 2012. A new basal beaked ornithurine bid from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50(1):9-24

Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to M. Wang et al. 2015

See also Lefevre et al. 2014, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Wang and Liu 2015, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2020, Wang et al. 2014 and Zhou et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis

Subtaxa: Schizooura lii

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Jianchang (Cretaceous of China)

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