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.
Originally named as a species of Cathayornis, Houornis is a genus of enantiornithine bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.
- Taxonomical reappraisal of Cathayornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes). - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. - M. Wang & D. Liu - 2015.
