Eopengornis martini Wang et al. 2014 (bird)

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

Belongs to Eopengornis according to X. Wang et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: STM24-1, a skeleton (An almost complete and fully articulated subadult individual preserved in a slab (primarily ventral view). Its type locality is Luozigou Village, Fengning, which is in a Hauterivian terrestrial horizon in the Huajiying Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Luozigou Village, Fengning

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