Full reference: M. A. Norell and J. A. Clarke. 2001. Fossil that fills a critical gap in avian evolution. Nature 409:181-184
Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to M. Wang and D. Liu 2015
See also Cau and Arduini 2008, Clarke et al. 2005, Kurochkin et al. 2013, Lefevre et al. 2014, Norell and Clarke 2001, O'Connor et al. 2014, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013, Padian 2004 and Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: Apsaravis ukhaana
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Camels Humps Amphitheater, Ukhaa Tolgod (Cretaceous of Mongolia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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