Yanornis was a piscivore. It lived in the Early Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Liaoning (China) and Inner Mongolia (China).
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Yanornis was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- X. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2001. Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 46(15):1258-1264
- J. Lü and Q. Ji. 2005. A new ornithocheirid from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 79(2):157-163
- Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2002. A long-tailed, seed-eating bird from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature 418:405-409
