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Zhouornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	†Enantiornithes
Family:	†Bohaiornithidae
Genus:	†Zhouornis Zhang et al., 2013
Type species
†Zhouornis hani Zhang et al., 2013

Zhouornis is an extinct genus of enantiornithine dinosaurs known from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group (Aptian stage) of western Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Zhouornis was first named by Zihui Zhang, Luis M. Chiappe, Gang Han and Anusuya Chinsamy in 2013 and the type species is Zhouornis hani.

References

1. Zhang, Z.; Chiappe, L. M.; Han, G.; Chinsamy, A. (2013). "A large bird from the Early Cretaceous of China: New information on the skull of enantiornithines". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (5): 1176. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.762708. S2CID 84677039.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Dinosauria Clade: Theropoda Clade: Ornithothoraces Avemetatarsalia see Avemetatarsalia Theropoda see Theropoda Maniraptora see Maniraptora Enantiornithes see below↓ Enantiornithes
Enantiornithes Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis Dunhuangia Elbretornis Elektorornis Elsornis Enantiornis Eoalulavis Eocathayornis Eoenantiornis Explorornis Falcatakely Feitianius Flexomornis Fortipesavis Fortunguavis Gobipipus Grabauornis Gracilornis Gurilynia Holbotia Houornis Huoshanornis Ilerdopteryx Imparavis Incolornis Junornis Kizylkumavis Kuszholia? Largirostrornis Lectavis Lenesornis Liaoningornis Liaoxiornis? Longchengornis Magnusavis Martinavis Microenantiornis Mirusavis Monoenantiornis Musivavis Nanantius Orienantius Otogornis Paraprotopteryx Parvavis Piscivorenantiornis Platanavis? Praeornis? Protopteryx Pterygornis Qiliania Sazavis Shangyang Sinornis Xiangornis Yatenavis Yuanjiawaornis Yungavolucris Yuornis Iberomesornithidae Iberomesornis Noguerornis Pengornithidae Chiappeavis Eopengornis Parapengornis Pengornis Yuanchuavis Longipterygidae Boluochia Camptodontornis Dapingfangornis Evgenavis? Longipteryx Longirostravis Rapaxavis Shanweiniao Shengjingornis Bohaiornithidae Beiguornis Bohaiornis Gretcheniao Linyiornis Longusunguis Neobohaiornis Parabohaiornis Shenqiornis Sulcavis Zhouornis Gobipterygidae Gobipteryx Jibeinia? Vescornis? Avisauridae (sensu Cau & Arduini, 2008) Bauxitornis? Concornis? Enantiophoenix Halimornis Mystiornis Avisauridae (sensu Chiappe, 1992) Avisaurus Gettyia Intiornis Mirarce Neuquenornis Soroavisaurus
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