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Huoshanornis

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Huoshanornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Avialae
Clade: Enantiornithes
Genus: Huoshanornis
Wang et al., 2010
Species:
H. huji
Binomial name
Huoshanornis huji
Wang et al., 2010

Huoshanornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds which existed in what is now Jiufotang Formation of Western Liaoning Province, China during the early Cretaceous period. Its fossil remains were found at Chaoyang City.[1] It was first named by Xia Wang, Zihui Zhang, Chunling Gao, Lianhai Hou, Qingjin Meng and Jinyuan Liu in 2010 and the type species is Huoshanornis huji.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Xia Wang; Zihui Zhang; Chunling Gao; Lianhai Hou; Qingjin Meng; Jinyuan Liu (2010). "A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Early Cretaceous of Western Liaoning, China". The Condor. 112 (3): 432–437. doi:10.1525/cond.2010.090248. S2CID 83803657.