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Eoenantiornis

Eoenantiornis
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.6 Ma
Eoenantiornis buhleri.JPG
Fossil specimen, Hong Kong Science Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Enantiornithes
Order: Eoenantiornithiformes
Hou et al., 1999
Family: Eoenantiornithidae
Hou et al., 1999
Genus: Eoenantiornis
Hou et al., 1999
Species: E. buhleri
Binomial name
Eoenantiornis buhleri
Hou et al., 1999

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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