The phylogenetic affinities of a new enantiornithine bird, Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. from the Cenomanian of Lebanon, are reviewed. It differs from other known Mesozoic birds on the basis of two scapular autapomorphies. The inclusion of Enantiophoenix in a phylogenetic analysis of Mesozoic birds indicates that it is a basal member of a clade of enantiornithines, Avisauridae, whose known distribution includes North America, Europe and Gondwana.
Cau, A., Arduini, P. (2008). Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships. ATTI DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI SCIENZE NATURALI E DEL MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE DI MILANO, 149(2), 293-324.
Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships.
CAU, ANDREA;
2008
Abstract
The phylogenetic affinities of a new enantiornithine bird, Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. from the Cenomanian of Lebanon, are reviewed. It differs from other known Mesozoic birds on the basis of two scapular autapomorphies. The inclusion of Enantiophoenix in a phylogenetic analysis of Mesozoic birds indicates that it is a basal member of a clade of enantiornithines, Avisauridae, whose known distribution includes North America, Europe and Gondwana.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
