Neobohaiornis

Neobohaiornis is an extinct genus of bohaiornithid enantiornithean birds from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-aged) Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China.

The Neobohaiornis holotype specimen, MHGU-0288, was discovered in sediments of the Jiufotang Formation near Lamadong in Jianchang County of Liaoning Province, northeastern China.

[1] In 2024, Shen et al. described Neobohaiornis lamadongensis as a new genus and species of bohaiornithid birds based on these fossil remains.

[1] In their phylogenetic analyses, Shen et al. (2024) recovered Neobohaiornis in a polytomy with other bohaiornithids within the Enantiornithes.

These results are displayed in the cladogram below:[1] Neobohaiornis BMNHC-Ph1204 (unnamed bohaiornithid)[3] Zhouornis Sulcavis Gretcheniao Junornis Longusunguis Parabohaiornis Bohaiornis

Life restoration
Neobohaiornis skull and associated plumage