Eocathayornis
Eocathayornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120Ma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subclass: | †Enantiornithes |
Superorder: | †Euenantiornithes |
Genus: | †Eocathayornis Zhou, 2002 |
Species: | † E. walkeri |
Binomial name | |
Eocathayornis walkeri Zhou, 2002 | |
Eocathayornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds that was probably more primitive than related genera Sinornis and Cathayornis. These birds lived during the Early Cretaceous in today's People's Republic of China.[1]
References
- ↑ Zhou, Z. (2002) A new and primitive enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(1):49-57.