Genus: Archaeornithura WANG, ZHENG, O'CONNOR, LLOYD, WANG, WANG, ZHANG & ZHOU, 2015
Etymology: Greek, archae, "ancient" and Greek, ornithura, "ornithumorph."

Species: meemannae WANG, ZHENG, O'CONNOR, LLOYD, WANG, WANG, ZHANG & ZHOU, 2015
Etymology: In honor of Dr Meemann Chang for her continous support of the study of the Jehol biota.

Holotype: STM7-145

Locality: Sichakou basin, Fengning County, Hebei Province, northeatern China.

Horizon: Huajiying Formation, Protopteryx horizon.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Barremian Stage, Lower Gallic Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Note: With feather impressions.

Paratype:

STM7-163: Skull and skeleton.

Note: With feather impressions.