†order Yandangithiformes Cai and Zhao 1999 (bird)

Aves - Yandangithiformes

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

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Aolicun, Yandang Mountain (Cretaceous of China)

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