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Node-based clade: †Confuciusornithidae Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang 1995 [Chiappe et al. 1999] (bird)
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(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia

Phylogeny

Node-based clade Ref: M.P. Martyniuk, 2012: 179 ("<...&...") (Chiappe et al., 1999).

Defined by the most recent common ancestor (and all its descendants) of

†Changchengornis hengdaoziensis Ji, Chiappe & Ji, 1999 Ref: M.P. Martyniuk, 2012: 179 (Chiappe et al., 1999).
†Confuciusornis sanctus Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang, 1995 Ref: M.P. Martyniuk, 2012: 179 (Chiappe et al., 1999).

Included, by definition, in node-based clade

Pygostylia (Clade) Chatterjee 1997 [Chiappe 2001] Ref: L.M. Chiappe, 2001: [126] (fig. 1).

Current position

Pygostylia (Clade) Chatterjee 1997 [Chiappe 2001] Ref: L.M. Chiappe, 2001: [126] (fig. 1).

Alternative positions

†Confuciusornithiformes (Clade) Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang 1995 [Martyniuk 2012], nom. ined. Ref: M.P. Martyniuk, 2012: 179. [nominal taxon] [inferred]

Historical positions

Pygostylia (Clade) Chatterjee 1997 [Chiappe 2001] Ref: L.M. Chiappe, 2001: [126] (fig. 1).
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