NewBohaiornis-like bird from the Early Cretaceous of China: enantiornithine interrelationships and flight performance

During the last decade, several Bohaiornis -like enantiornithine species—and numerous specimens—have been recognized from the celebrated Jehol Biota of northwestern China. In this paper, we describe the anatomy of another “bohaiornithid” species from the 125 million-year-old Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. The new taxon differs from previously recognized “bohaiornithids” on a number of characters from the forelimb and shoulder...