†family Gansuidae Hou and Liu 1984 (bird)
Aves - Gansuiformes - Gansuidae
Full reference: L. Hou and Z. Liu. 1984. A new fossil bird from Lower Cretaceous of Gansu and early evolution of birds. Scientia Sinica, series B 27(12):1296-1301
Parent taxon: Gansuiformes according to L. Hou and Z. Liu 1984
See also Hou 1997, Liu et al. 2014 and Wang et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Changzuiornis Gansus Iteravis Khinganornis Shuilingornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences