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''Enantiophoenix'' is a genus of
enantiornithine The Enantiornithes, also known as enantiornithines or enantiornitheans in literature, are a group of extinct avialans ("birds" in the broad sense), the most abundant and diverse group known from the Mesozoic era. Almost all retained teeth and cl ...
birds. Fossil remains were recovered from
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. Lumps of amber preserved with one specimen indicate it may have fed on tree sap.


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Prehistoric birds of Asia Bird genera Late Cretaceous birds of Asia Avisaurids Fossil taxa described in 2008 Fossils of Lebanon {{paleo-bird-stub