A New Ornithurine Bird (Hongshanornithidae) from the Jiufotang Formation of Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China
摘要
A new genus and species (Parahongshanornis chaoyangensis) of a basal ornithurine bird from the Jiufotang Formation in Yuanjiawa Town, Chaoyang, western Liaoning Province is reported. The discovery of the new hongshanornithid from the Jiufotang Formation not only extends the temporal distribution of the Hongshanornithidae, but also provides new data for discussing the evolutionary differentiation of basal ornithurines in the Early Cretaceous.