Eocathayornis
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| Eocathayornis |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Clade: | †Euenantiornithes |
| Genus: | †Eocathayornis Zhou, 2002 |
| Species: |
† E. walkeri
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| Eocathayornis walkeri Zhou, 2002
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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.
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