Eocathayornis

Eocathayornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Clade: Enantiornithes
Clade: 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

  1. Zhou, Z. (2002) A new and primitive enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(1):49-57.
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