Redescription of Eoenantiornis buhleri

[Brad McFeeters <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com>]

Zhou, Zhonghe, Luis M. Chiappe & Fucheng Zhang, 2005.  Anatomy of the Early 
Cretaceous bird
Eoenantiornis buhleri (Aves: Enantiornithes) from China.  Canadian Journal 
of Earth Sciences 42: 1331-1338.

ABSTRACT:   A detailed description of the anatomy, in particular of the 
skull, of Eoenantiornis is provided. This description reveals many 
morphological characters previously unknown for enantiornithine birds, such 
as presence of a distinct facet for the intramandibular articulation between 
the dentary and postdentary bones. Eoenantiornis documents an intermediate 
stage in the abbreviation of the alular digit among Ornithothoraces, which 
paralleled a similar transformation within Ornithuromorpha. Our analysis 
also indicates that Eoenantiornis belongs to the Euenantiornithes.