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Enantiophoenix Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 95 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	†Enantiornithes
Family:	†Avisauridae
Genus:	†Enantiophoenix Cau & Arduini, 2008
Species:	†E. electrophyla
Binomial name
†Enantiophoenix electrophyla Cau & Arduini, 2008

Enantiophoenix is an extinct genus of enantiornithean birds known from fossil remains recovered from the Sannine Formation of Lebanon. Lumps of amber preserved with one specimen indicate it may have fed on tree sap.

References

1. Cau, A.; Arduini, P. (2008). "Enantiophoenix electrophyla gen. et sp. nov. (Aves, Enantiornithes) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon and its phylogenetic relationships". Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Ivico di Storia Naturale in Milano. 149 (2): 293–324.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Dinosauria Clade: Theropoda Clade: Ornithothoraces Avemetatarsalia see Avemetatarsalia Theropoda see Theropoda Maniraptora see Maniraptora Enantiornithes see below↓ Enantiornithes
Enantiornithes Abavornis Alethoalaornis Alexornis Avimaia Brevirostruavis Castignovolucris Catenoleimus Cathayornis Cratoavis Cruralispennia Cuspirostrisornis Dalingheornis Dunhuangia Elbretornis Elektorornis Elsornis Enantiornis Eoalulavis Eocathayornis Eoenantiornis Explorornis Falcatakely Feitianius Flexomornis Fortipesavis Fortunguavis Gobipipus Grabauornis Gracilornis Gurilynia Holbotia Houornis Huoshanornis Ilerdopteryx Imparavis Incolornis Junornis Kizylkumavis Kuszholia? Largirostrornis Lectavis Lenesornis Liaoningornis Liaoxiornis? Longchengornis Magnusavis Martinavis Microenantiornis Mirusavis Monoenantiornis Musivavis Nanantius Orienantius Otogornis Paraprotopteryx Parvavis Piscivorenantiornis Platanavis? Praeornis? Protopteryx Pterygornis Qiliania Sazavis Shangyang Sinornis Xiangornis Yatenavis Yuanjiawaornis Yungavolucris Yuornis Iberomesornithidae Iberomesornis Noguerornis Pengornithidae Chiappeavis Eopengornis Parapengornis Pengornis Yuanchuavis Longipterygidae Boluochia Camptodontornis Dapingfangornis Evgenavis? Longipteryx Longirostravis Rapaxavis Shanweiniao Shengjingornis Bohaiornithidae Beiguornis Bohaiornis Gretcheniao Linyiornis Longusunguis Neobohaiornis Parabohaiornis Shenqiornis Sulcavis Zhouornis Gobipterygidae Gobipteryx Jibeinia? Vescornis? Avisauridae (sensu Cau & Arduini, 2008) Bauxitornis? Concornis? Enantiophoenix Halimornis Mystiornis Avisauridae (sensu Chiappe, 1992) Avisaurus Gettyia Intiornis Mirarce Neuquenornis Soroavisaurus
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