†Eopengornis Wang et al. 2014 (bird)
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Aves - Enantiornithes - Pengornithidae
Full reference: X. Wang, J. K. O'Connor, X. Zheng, M. Wang, H. Hu and Z. Zhou. 2014. Insights into the evolution of rachis dominated tail feathers from a new basal enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113:806-819
Parent taxon: Pengornithidae according to H. Hu et al. 2015
See also Wang et al. 2014 and Wang et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Chiappeavis, Parapengornis, Pengornis, Yuanchuavis
Subtaxa: Eopengornis martini
Type: Eopengornis martini
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Luozigou Village, Fengning (Cretaceous of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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