Aves - Enantiornithes - Avisauridae

Full reference: M. K. Brett-Surman and G. S. Paul. 1985. A new family of bird-like dinosaurs linking Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5(2):133-138

Parent taxon: Enantiornithes according to J. Atterholt et al. 2018

See also Brett-Surman and Paul 1985, Cau and Arduini 2008, Chiappe and Calvo 1994, Kurochkin 1996, Kurochkin 2000, Sanz et al. 1995 and Varricchio and Chiappe 1995

Sister taxa: Aberratiodontuidae, Alexornithiformes, Avimaia, Bohaiornithidae, Boluochiformes, Brevirostruavis, Castignovolucris, Cathayornis, Cathayornis aberransis, Cathayornis chabuensis, Cathayornithiformes, Concornis, Cruralispennia, Dunhuangia, Elektorornis, Elsornis, Enantiornithiformes, Eoalulavis, Eocathayornis, Eoenantiornis, Eoenantiornithiformes, Euenantiornithes, Euornithiformes, Evgenavis, Falcatakely, Feitianius, Flexomornis, Fortunguavis, Gobipipus, Gobipteryx, Gretcheniao, Holbotia, Houornis, Huoshanornis, Iberomesornis, Junornis, Lectavis, Linyiornis, Longipterygidae, Longipterygiformes, Longirostravisiformes, Microenantiornis, Mirusavis, Monoenantiornis, Musivavis, Noguerornis, Orienantius, Otogornis, Paraprotopteryx, Parvavis, Pengornithidae, Piscivorenantiornis, Protopterygiformes, Protopteryx, Pterygornis, Qiliania, Shangyang, Sinornis, Vescornis, Xiangornis, Yatenavis, Yuanjiawaornis, Yungavolucris, Yuornis

Subtaxa: Avisaurus Bauxitornis Enantiophoenix Gettyia Halimornis Intiornis Mirarce Neuquenornis Soroavisaurus

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Type: Avisaurus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

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