Definition of Cathayornis. Meaning of Cathayornis. Synonyms of Cathayornis

- species, Cathayornis yandica, one of the first Enantiornithes found in China. Several additional species were once incorrectly classified as Cathayornis, and...
- species of Cathayornis in 2008 by Li et al. also considered the genera to be distinct. The first thorough review of Sinornis and Cathayornis was published...
- Houornis caudatus, which had been once been classified as a species of Cathayornis, and has also been regarded as a nomen dubium. Houornis caudatus was...
- largest clade containing Vultur gryphus, but not Enantiornis leali and Cathayornis yandica". Clarke et al. (2006) found that the most primitive known euornithians...
- determined that a few previously described "birds" (e.g. Iberomesornis, Cathayornis, and Sinornis) were also Enantiornithes. The name "Enantiornithes" means...
-   Concornis Cathayornis...
- Concornis Cathayornis...
- foot was very similar in construction to primitive perching birds like Cathayornis and Longipteryx. These adaptations for grasping ability in all four limbs...
- many newly described Enantiornithes finds it closer to Concornis and Cathayornis (or Sinornis). The cladogram below is from Wang et al., 2015: The cladogram...
- Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis Dunhuangia Elbretornis...