†order Yandangithiformes Cai and Zhao 1999 (bird)
Full reference: Z. Cai and L. Zhao. 1999. [A long-tailed bird from the Late Cretaceous of Zhejiang]. Science in China (Scientia Sinica), Series D 42(4):434-441
Parent taxon: Sauriurae according to Z. Cai and L. Zhao 1999
Sister taxa: Archaeopterygomorphi, Sinornithiformes, Sinosauropterygiformes
Subtaxa: Yandangithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Aolicun, Yandang Mountain (Cretaceous of China)