†order Sapeornithiformes Zhou and Zhang 2006 (bird)
Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2006. Mesozoic birds of China—a synoptic review. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 44(1):60-98
Parent taxon: Pygostylia according to X. Wang et al. 2014
See also O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013 and Zhou and Zhang 2006
Sister taxa: Confuciusornithiformes, Jinguofortisidae, Ornithothoraces, Sapeornis
Subtaxa: Didactylornis Sapeornithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sapeornithiformes in the database