Eocathayornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 120 Ma |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
Genus: |
†Eocathayornis Zhou, 2002 |
Species: | †E. walkeri |
Binomial name | |
Eocathayornis walkeri Zhou, 2002 |
Eocathayornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds that was probably more primitive than related genera Sinornis and Cathayornis. These birds lived during the Early Cretaceous in today's People's Republic of China.