Eoenantiornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.6 Ma |
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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.