†Jiliniornis huadianensis Hou and Ericson 2002 (lapwing)
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 99477
Full reference: L.-H. Hou and P. G. P. Ericson. 2002. A Middle Eocene shorebird from China. The Condor 104(4):896-899
Belongs to Jiliniornis according to L.-H. Hou and P. G. P. Ericson 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V.8323, a limb element (complete right humerus). Its type locality is Gonglantou Oil Shale Mine, which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp shale/coal in the Huadian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore