Genus: Anchiornis XU, ZHAO, NORELL, SULLIVAN, HONE, ERICKSON, WANG,
HAN & GUO, 2008
Etymology: Greek, anchi, 'nearby', Greek, ornis, 'bird'; referring to the
animal's being very closley related to birds.
Species: huxleyi XU, ZHAO, NORELL, SULLIVAN, HONE, ERICKSON, WANG,
HAN & GUO, 2008
Etymology: In honor of T. H. Huxley, who pioneered research into avian origins.
Holotype: IVPP V14378
Locality: Yaolugou locality, Jianchung County, western Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous.
Material: Skeleton lacking the skull, anterior and middle cervical vertebrae, and posterior caudal vertebrae with faint feather impressions preserved on the slab and counterslab.
Referred material:
PEI, LI, MENG, NORELL & GAO, 2017
PKUP V1068, BMNHC PH804, BMNHC PH822 & BMNHC PH823: Skulls and skeletons.
Note: With feather impressions.
GUO, XU & JIA, 2018
Locality: Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian Stage, Lower Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
41HIII 0404, 41HIII 0415: Nearly complete skulls and skeletons.
Note: With feather impressions.
HU, HOU, ZHANG & XU, 2009
Locality: Daxishan locality, Jianchang County, Liaoning Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian Stage, Lower Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
LPM-B00169A, B: Nearly complete skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Note: With feather impressions.
LI, GAO, VINTHER, SHAWKEY, CLARKE, ALBA, MENG, BRIGGS & PRUM, 2010
BMHNC PH828 (part and counterpart): Skull and nearly complete specimen.
Note: With feather impressions.