The oldest record of Ornithuromorpha from the Early Cretaceous of China

M. Wang, X. Zheng, J. K. O'Connor, G. T. Lloyd, X. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Shang, and Z. Zhou

2015

Article

Nature Communications 6(6987):

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7987

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Archaeornithura
• Archaeornithura meemannae

Taxonomy:

• Qiliania belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Boluochia belongs to Longipterygidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Shanweiniao belongs to Longipterygidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Rapaxavis belongs to Longipterygidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Longirostravis belongs to Longipterygidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Eocathayornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Cathayornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Vescornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Neuquenornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Gobipteryx belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Eoalulavis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Longipteryx belongs to Longipterygidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Concornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Archaeorhynchus belongs to Ornithuromorpha - Wang et al. (2015)
• Patagopteryx belongs to Ornithuromorpha - Wang et al. (2015)
• Vorona belongs to Ornithuromorpha - Wang et al. (2015)
• Schizooura belongs to Ornithuromorpha - Wang et al. (2015)
• Hongshanornis belongs to Hongshanornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Parahongshanornis belongs to Hongshanornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Longicrusavis belongs to Hongshanornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Tianyuornis belongs to Hongshanornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Jeholornis belongs to Aves - Wang et al. (2015)
• Archaeornithura meemannae belongs to Archaeornithura - Wang et al. (2015)
• Hongshanornithidae belongs to Ornithuromorpha - Wang et al. (2015)
• Eoconfuciusornis belongs to Confuciusornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Confuciusornis belongs to Confuciusornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Confuciusornis dui belongs to Confuciusornis - Wang et al. (2015)
• Jinzhouornis belongs to Confuciusornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Changchengornis belongs to Confuciusornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Confuciusornis sanctus belongs to Confuciusornis - Wang et al. (2015)
• Sapeornis belongs to Pygostylia - Wang et al. (2015)
• Archaeopteryx belongs to Aves - Wang et al. (2015)
• Archaeornithura belongs to Hongshanornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Protopteryx belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Eoenantiornis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)
• Sulcavis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Shenqiornis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Longusunguis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Zhouornis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Parabohaiornis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Bohaiornis belongs to Bohaiornithidae - Wang et al. (2015)
• Fortunguavis belongs to Enantiornithes - Wang et al. (2015)