Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata | Clade †Enantiornithes Rank Species | |
Order †Eoenantiornithiformes
Hou et al., 1999 Family †Eoenantiornithidae
Hou et al., 1999 Genus †Eoenantiornis
Hou et al., 1999 Similar Cathayornis, Boluochia, Longipteryx, Protopteryx, Concornis |
Eoenantiornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds which lived during the early Cretaceous period (124.6 Ma ago). It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the oldest known advanced enantiornithines.
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