Full reference: F. Zhang, Z. Zhou, L. Hou and G. Gu. 2000. Early diversification of birds: evidence from a new opposite bird. Chinese Science Bulletin 45(24):2650-2657
Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to F. Zhang et al. 2001
See also Zhang et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Avisauridae, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortipesavis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Imparavis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Navaornis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Longipterygiformes in the database