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Eoenantiornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.6 Ma |
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| Fossil specimen, Hong Kong Science Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | †Enantiornithes |
| Order: |
†Eoenantiornithiformes Hou et al., 1999 |
| Family: |
†Eoenantiornithidae Hou et al., 1999 |
| Genus: |
†Eoenantiornis Hou et al., 1999 |
| Species: | †E. buhleri |
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Eoenantiornis buhleri Hou et al., 1999 |
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Eoenantiornis is a genus of enantiornithine birds which lived during the early Cretaceous period (124.6 Ma ago). It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Yixian Formation in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the oldest known advanced enantiornithines.