Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cathayornis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Cathayornithidae | stated with evidence | Zhou et al., 1992 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated without evidence | Chiappe and Calvo, 1994 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Cathayornithidae | stated without evidence | Hou, 1997 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated without evidence | Norell and Clarke, 2001 | Cathayornis | genus | subjective synonym of Sinornis | implied | Chiappe, 2002 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated with evidence | Clarke et al., 2005 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Cathayornithidae | stated with evidence | Li et al., 2008 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Cathayornithidae | stated without evidence | Zhou and Wang, 2010 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated with evidence | Kurochkin et al., 2013 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated without evidence | O'Connor et al., 2014 | Cathayornis | genus | belongs to Enantiornithes | stated with evidence | Wang et al., 2015 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | Z.-h. Zhou, F. Jin, and J.-y. Zhang. 1992. [Preliminary report on a Mesozoic bird from Liaoning, China]. Kexue Tongbao 1992(5):435-437 |
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Zhou Z.-h., Jin F., et al (1992) [Preliminary report on a Mesozoic bird from Liaoning, China], Kexue Tongbao 1992 5, 435-437 |
Chiappe L. M., Calvo J. O. (1994) Neuquenornis volans, a new Late Cretaceous bird (Enantiornithes, Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14 2, 230-246 |
Hou L. H. (1997) , Mesozoic Birds of China |
Norell M. A., Clarke J. A. (2001) Fossil that fills a critical gap in avian evolution, Nature 409, 181-184 |
Clarke J. A., Tambussi C. P., et al (2005) Definitive fossil evidence for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous, Nature 433 20, 305-308 |
Li J., Li Z., et al (2008) A new species of Cathayornis from the Lower Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China and its stratigraphic significance, Acta Geologica Sinica 82 6, 1115-1123 |
Zhou Z. -H., Wang Y. (2010) Vertebrate diversity of the Jehol Biota as compared with other Lagerstätten, Science China, Earth Sciences 53 12, 1895-1907 doi:10.1007/s11430-010-4094-9 |
Kurochkin E. N., Chatterjee S., et al (2013) An emryonic enantiornithine bird and associated eggs from the Cretaceous of Mongolia, Paleontological Journal 47 11, 1252-1269 |
O'Connor J. K., Zelenkov N. V. (2013) The phylogenetic position of Ambiortus: comparison with other Mesozoic birds from Asia, Paleontological Journal 47 11, 1270-1281 |
O'Connor J. K., Averianov A. O., et al (2014) A confuciusornithiform (Aves, Pygostylia)-like tarsometatarsus from the Early Cretaceous of Siberia and a discussion of the evolution of avian hind limb musculature, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 3, 647-656 |
Wang X., O'Connor J. K., et al (2014) Insights into the evolution of rachis dominated tail feathers from a new basal enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113, 806-819 |
Wang M., Zhou Z.-H., et al (2014) A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52 1, 31-76 |
Zhang Y., O'Connor J., et al (2014) New information on the anatomy of the Chinese Early Cretaceous Bohaiornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from a subadult specimen of Zhourornis hani, PeerJ 2, e407 |
Wang M., Zheng X., et al (2015) The oldest record of Ornithuromorpha from the Early Cretaceous of China, Nature Communications 6 6987 doi:10.1038/ncomms7987 |