Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to J. K. O'Connor and N. V. Zelenkov 2013
See also Carroll 1988, Chiappe 2002, Hope 2002, Kurochkin 2000, O'Connor et al. 2014, Padian 2004, Sereno and Rao 1992 and Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Kaririavis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Songlingornithidae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: Ambiortus dementjevi
Type: Ambiortus dementjevi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Khurilt Ulaan Bulag (Cretaceous of Mongolia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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