†order Confuciusornithiformes Hou et al. 1995 (bird)
Parent taxon: Pygostylia according to M. Wang et al. 2019
See also Hou 1997, Hou et al. 1999, Livezey and Zusi 2007, O'Connor and Zelenkov 2013 and Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Jinguofortisidae, Ornithothoraces, Sapeornis, Sapeornithiformes
Subtaxa: Confuciusornithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (22 collections)
Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences