Fukuipteryx Imai et al. 2019 (avialan)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: T. Imai, Y. Azuma, S. Kawabe, M. Shibata, K. Miyata, M. Wang, and Z. Zhou. 2019. An unusual bird (Theropoda, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds. Communications Biology 2(1):399:1-11

Parent taxon: Avialae according to T. Imai et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Alcmonavis, Archaeopterygidae, Archaeopteryx, Aurornis, Dalianraptor, Fujianvenator, Jeholornithiformes, Llerdopteryx, Llerdopteryx viai, Wellnhoferia, Wyleyia, Wyleyia valdensis

Subtaxa: Fukuipteryx prima

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Type: Fukuipteryx prima

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (lower, BB I) (Cretaceous of Japan)

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