†family Bohaiornithidae Wang et al. 2014 (bird)

Aves - Enantiornithes - Bohaiornithidae

Full reference: M. Wang, Z.-H. Zhou, J. K. O'Connor and N. V. Zelenkov. 2014. A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52(1):31-76

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to Y. Zhang et al. 2014

See also Wang et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Bohaiornis Longusunguis Parabohaiornis Shenqiornis Sulcavis Zhouornis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (4 collections)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of China (1)

Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences

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