Name - Avisauridae Brett-Surman & Paul 1985

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:504229 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Enantiornithidae Nessov & Borkin 1983

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Original Description Reference

• A new family of bird-like dinosaurs linking Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 5(2) 1985: 133-138. [Zoological Record Volume 122]

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Recent Publications

• A new family of bird-like dinosaurs linking Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
• Neuquenornis volans, a new Late Cretaceous bird (Enantiornithes: Avisauridae) from Patagonia, Argentina.
• A new enantiornithid of the Mongolian Late Cretaceous, and a general appraisal of the infraclass Enantiornithes (Aves).
• Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships.
• The most complete enantiornithine from North America and a phylogenetic analysis of the Avisauridae.

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