†family Jinguofortisidae Wang et al. 2018 (bird)
Aves - Pygostylia - Jinguofortisidae
Full reference: M. Wang, T. A. Stidham, and Z. Zhou. 2018. A new clade of basal Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and developmental plasticity of the avian shoulder girdle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(42):10708-10713
Parent taxon: Pygostylia according to M. Wang et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Confuciusornithiformes, Ornithothoraces, Sapeornis, Sapeornithiformes
Subtaxa: Chongmingia Cratonavis Jinguofortis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence