Houornis
Name: Houornis.
Phonetic: Hoo-or-niss.
Named By: M. Wang & D. Liu - 2015.
Synonyms: Cathayornis caudatus, Similicathayornis.
Classification: Chordata, Redptilia,
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithothoraces,
Enantiornithes.
Species: H. caudatus (type).
Diet: Insectivore/Carnivore?
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China, Liaoning Province -
Jiufotang Formation.
Time period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial skull and post
cranial remains on a rock slab.
Originally named as a species of Cathayornis, Houornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.
Further reading
- Taxonomical reappraisal of Cathayornithidae (Aves:
Enantiornithes). - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. -
M. Wang & D. Liu - 2015.
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