†family Songlingornithidae Hou 1997 (bird)
Aves - Ornithothoraces - Songlingornithidae
Full reference: L. H. Hou. 1997. Mesozoic Birds of China
Parent taxon: Ornithuromorpha according to X. Wang et al. 2014
See also Hou 1997
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Antarcticavis, Apsaravis, Archaeorhynchus, Bellulia, Changmaornis, Chaoyangia, Dingavis, Eogranivora, Gansus, Hollanda, Hongshanornithidae, Iteravis, Jianchangornis, Jiuquanornis, Juehuaornis, Khinganornis, Liaoningornis, Ornithurae, Patagopteryx, Piscivoravis, Schizooura, Schizoouridae, Vorona, Yumenornis, Zhongjianornis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Songlingornithidae in the database