Holbotia

Holbotia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	† Enantiornithes
Genus:	† Holbotia
Species:	†H. ponomarenkoi
Binomial name
†Holbotia ponomarenkoi Zelenkov and Averianov, 2016

Holbotia is an extinct monotypic genus of enantiornithean bird that lived in Mongolia during the Early Cretaceous epoch. ^[1] It contains the single species Holbotia ponomarenkoi.

Etymology

The generic name Holbotia is in reference to the locality at which the holotype was found. The specific epithet of the type and only species, Holbotia ponomarenkoi, honours the palaeoentomologist Alexander G. Ponomarenko, the discoverer of the type specimen. ^[2]

References

1. "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. Zelenkov, Nikita V.; Averianov, Alexander O. (2 April 2016). "A historical specimen of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia representing a new taxon with a specialized neck morphology". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 14 (4): 319–338. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1051146. ISSN   1477-2019 . Retrieved 25 January 2026– via Taylor and Francis Online.