†family Yanornithidae Zhou and Zhang 2001 (avialan)
Reptilia - Yanornithiformes - Yanornithidae
Full reference: X. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2001. Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China. Chinese Science Bulletin 46(15):1258-1264
Parent taxon: Yanornithiformes according to X. Zhou and F. Zhang 2001
See also Wang et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Abitusavis Similiyanornis Yanornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence