Full reference: P. C. Sereno. 1997. The origin and evolution of dinosaurs. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 25:435-489
Parent taxon: Maniraptora according to P. Senter 2007
See also Ely and Case 2019, Hartman et al. 2019, Holtz 2000, Hu et al. 2018, Lefèvre et al. 2017, Motta et al. 2020, Porfiri et al. 2024, Poust et al. 2020, Senter et al. 2004, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999 and Zanno et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Anchiornithidae, Avialae, Migmanychion, Montanoolithidae, Oviraptorosauria, Palaeopteryx, Pseudogeckoolithus, Scansoriopterygidae, Yixianosaurus
Subtaxa: Aves Caihong Deinonychosauria Eosinopteryx Epidendrosaurus Epidexipteryx Eumaniraptora Overoraptor Paronychodon Pedopenna Pneumatoraptor Serikornis Zhongornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore