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Shanweiniao (fan-tail bird)
Taxonomy
Shanweiniao was named by O'Connor et al. (2009). Its type is Shanweiniao cooperorum.
It was assigned to Longipterygithidae by Zhou and Wang (2010); and to Longipterygidae by O'Connor et al. (2009), O'Connor et al. (2011) and O'Connor et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Longipterygithidae by Zhou and Wang (2010); and to Longipterygidae by O'Connor et al. (2009), O'Connor et al. (2011) and O'Connor et al. (2011).
Species
S. cooperorum (type species)
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Shanweiniao O'Connor et al. p. 188 |
| 2010 | Shanweiniao Zhou and Wang |
| 2011 | Shanweiniao O'Connor et al. p. 464 |
| 2011 | Shanweiniao O'Connor et al. p. 55 |
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