Name:
Enantiophoenix.
Phonetic: E-nat-e-o-fee-niks.
Named By: A. Cau & P. Arduini -
2008.
Classification: Chordata, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Enantiornithes, Euenantiornithes,
Avisauridae.
Species: E. electrophyla
(type).
Diet: Unavailable.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Lebanon.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial skeletal remains as
well as remains of feathers.
Enantiophoenix is genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in what is now Lebanon during the early part of the Late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp.
nov. (Aves,
Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of
Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships. - Atti della Societa
Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di
Milano 149(2):293-324. - A. Cau & P. Arduini
- 2008.