Jeholornis sunk

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Dinohunter has two recent papers on Shenzhouraptor:

Ji Qiang, Ji Shu'an, You Hailu, Zhang Jianping, Yuan Chongxi, Ji Xinxin, Li 
Jinglu & Li Yinxian, 2002. "Discovery of an avialae bird -- Shenzhouraptor 
sinensis gen. et sp. nov. -- from China," Geological Bulletin of China 21(7): 
363-369 [July 2002; in Chinese with English abstract].

That's the original description. And:

Ji Qiang, Ji Shu'an, You Hailu, Zhang Jianping, Zhang Hongbin, Zhang Nanjun, 
Yuan Chongxi & Ji Xinxin, 2003. "An Early Cretaceous Avialan Bird, 
Shenzhouraptor sinensis from Western Liaoning, China," Acta Geologica Sinica 
77(1): 21-26 [March 2003].

The latter sinks Jeholornis prima as a junior subjective synonym of 
Shenzhouraptor sinensis by publication priority (July 15, 2002 versus July 
25, 2002). It redescribes in English essentially (as far as I can tell) what 
was originally described in Chinese in the former paper.