Full reference: L. Xing, J. K. O'Connor, L. M. Chiappe, R. C. McKellar, N. Carroll, H. Hu, M. Bai and F. Lei. 2019. A new enantiornithine bird with unusual pedal proportions found in amber. 29:1-6
Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to L. Xing et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, 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: Elektorornis chenguangi
Type: Elektorornis chenguangi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Angbamo (Dexu Institute of Palaeontology collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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