Onychopteryx Cracraft 1971 (bird)

Aves

Parent taxon: Aves according to C. P. Tambussi et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Accipitriformes, Alaripeda, Archaeornithipus, Archornithes, Aucornis, Avimimiformes, Avipedidae, Barrosopus, Bucerotiformes, Chaoyangornithidae, Charadriiformes, Climacarthrus, Dolichopterus, Dromiceiidae, Eoaves, Eociconia, Eopteryx, Eucavitaves, Eupterornis remensis, Eurhipidurae, Euryonotus, Falconiformes, Fontinalis, Gansuiformes, Gobioolithidae, Gruipeda, Gyeongsangornipes, Ibidopodia, Ignotornidae, Jeholornis, Jindongornipodidae, Jixiangornis, Koreanaornipodidae, Kuszholiidae, Liaoxiornithidae, Limiavipedidae, Loncornis, Longipennes, Manu, Metornithes, Micropodiformes, Minerva, Mirandornithes, Moguiornipes, Musophagiformes, Mystiornithiformes, Neornithes, Odontoglossae, Odontopterygiformes, Odontornithes, Omnivoropterygiformes, Pachycorioolithidae, Palaeoaves, Palaeolestes, Palaeopsittacus, Paludicolae, Pancharadriiformes, Pangalliformes, Panmirandornithes, Pansphenisciformes, Parvoolithus, Patagonichnornis, Paxavipedidae, Phaethontiformes, Platanavis, Plectophora, Praeornithes, Proherodius, Proherodius oweni, Proornis, Protoaviformes, Protopelargus, Protornis, Psittacopasseres, Psittacopedidae, Pygostylia, Qianshanornithidae, Querandiornis, Riacama, Sauriurae, Shandongornipodidae, Shenzhouraptor, Smiliornis, Tantalatos, Tantaleus, Tatarornipes, Telluraves, Telmatoformes, Teracus, Tricorynopus brinkmani, Tridentigerpes, Tshulia, Uhangrichnus, Yacoraitichnus, Yalavis

Subtaxa: Onychopteryx simpsoni

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Onychopteryx in the database

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