Parabohaiornis

Parabohaiornis
Temporal occurrence
	Lower Cretaceous ( Aptium )
	approx. 120.4 million years
Locations
	Jiufotang Formation ( People's Republic of China );
Systematics
	Birds (aves, avialae)
	Pygostylia
	Enantiornithes
	Bohaiornithidae
	Parabohaiornis
Scientific name
	Parabohaiornis
	Wang , Zhou , O'Connor & Zelenkov , 2014
Art
	Parabohaiornis martini;

Parabohaiornis is an extinct genus of the Enantiornithes (Bohaiornithids) . The first part of the generic name is derived from the Greek para , and refers to the similarities in morphology with the Bohaiornithids . The second part of the name comes from Lake Bohai and the Greek ornis "bird". The sea is close to where it was found.

The only known type is called Parabohaiornis martini . The species name honors the paleontologist Larry Martin for his contributions to research into the evolution of birds.

It was named and described in 2014 by Min Wang, Zhong-He Zhou, Jingmai K. O'Connor and Nikita V. Zelenkov.

remains

The remains were discovered in the Jiufotang Formation , which is located in what is now China. They are estimated to be around 120.3 million years old and thus lived in the Lower Cretaceous ( Aptium ).

The holotype IVPP V18691 consists of an almost complete and partially articulated skeleton with a skull . It is an adult specimen.

The specimen IVPP V18690 consists of an articulated skeleton in which the skull, forearms and hands are missing. It is an adult specimen and older than the holotype.

Both are kept on individual plates and are currently located at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing.

Holotype IVPP V18691

Only the left intermaxillary bone is visible and has three teeth, while the upper jawbone has four. At least five free tail vertebrae are visible. The nasal bone has no branch to the maxillary bone. The skull is approximately 42 mm long. The teeth are robust and slightly curved backwards. As with other boha ornithids, the beak is robust.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hu, Dongyu; Li, Li; Hou, Lianhaim; Xu, Xing: A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China . In: Vertebrata PalAsiatica . 31, 2011, p. 1.
↑ Min Wang: A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. Nov.) From the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species . In: Vertebrata PalAsiatica . 52, No. 1, 2014, pp. 31-76.

[:0-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hu, Dongyu; Li, Li; Hou, Lianhaim; Xu, Xing: A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China . In: Vertebrata PalAsiatica . 31, 2011, p. 1.

[:1-2] Min Wang: A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. Nov.) From the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species . In: Vertebrata PalAsiatica . 52, No. 1, 2014, pp. 31-76.