Reptilia - Theropoda - Longipterygidae
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 X. Wang et al. 2014
See also Li et al. 2012, O'Connor et al. 2011, O'Connor et al. 2009, O'Connor et al. 2011, Wang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2014, Zhang et al. 2000 and Zhang et al. 2001
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, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis
Subtaxa: Boluochia Camptodontornis Longipteryx Longirostravis Rapaxavis Shanweiniao Shengjingornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence