†family Pengornithidae 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

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to H. Hu et al. 2015

See also O'Connor et al. 2016 and Wang et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, 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, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Chiappeavis Eopengornis Parapengornis Pengornis Yuanchuavis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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