Coelurosauria Huene 1914 [Gauthier 1986]
   Maniraptora Gauthier 1986
     Paraves Sereno 1997 [Sereno 1998]
       1 Aves Linnaeus 1758 [Gauthier 1986], nom. cl. inval. see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
       2.1 †Troodontidae Gilmore, 1924
       2.2 †Dromaeosauridae Matthew & Brown, 1922