Houornis

Hoo-or-niss.
By Emerson Winslow
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Emerson Winslow

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Winslow, E. (2015, May 18). Houornis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/houornis/

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Name

Houornis.

Phonetic

Hoo-or-niss.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Redptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia, Theropoda,‭ ‬Ornithothoraces,‭ ‬Enantiornithes.

Diet

Insectivore/Carnivore‭?

Species

H.‭ ‬caudatus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jiufotang Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains on a rock slab.

In Depth

       Originally named as a species of Cathayornis,‭ ‬Houornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Taxonomical reappraisal of Cathayornithidae‭ (‬Aves:‭ ‬Enantiornithes‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Wang‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Liu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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