Reptilia - Theropoda - Caudipterygidae
Synonym: Caudipteridae Zhou and Wang 2000 [replaced name]
Full reference: H. Osmólska, P. J. Currie, and R. Barsbold. 2004. Oviraptorosauria. The Dinosauria (second edition). University of California Press, Berkeley 165-183
Parent taxon: Oviraptorosauria according to J. Lü et al. 2015
See also Lamanna et al. 2014, Lü et al. 2005, Lü and Zhang 2005, Osmólska et al. 2004 and Zhou and Wang 2000
Sister taxa: Avimimidae, Avimimus, Caenagnathidae, Caenagnathoidea, Caudipteryx, Incisivosaurus, Ingeniidae, Ningyuansaurus, Oviraptoridae, Oviraptoroidea, Protarchaeopteryx, Saurexallopus
Subtaxa: Similicaudipteryx Xingtianosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence