Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: P. M. O'Connor, A. H. Turner, J. R. Groenke, R. N. Felice, R. R. Rogers, D. W. Krause, and L. J. Rahantarisoa. 2020. Late Cretaceous bird from Madagascar reveals unique development of beaks. Nature

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to P. M. O'Connor et al. 2020

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, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortipesavis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Navaornis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Falcatakely forsterae

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Type: Falcatakely forsterae

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at MAD05-42 (SUNY) (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

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