After M Wang, O'Connor, Pan & Z Zhou, 2017
<==o †Enantiornithes Walker, 1981 |--o †Protopterygiformes Zhang & Zhou, 2006 | |--o †Protopterygidae Zhang & Zhou, 2006 | | `-- †Protopteryx fengningensis Zhang & Zhou, 2000 | `--o †Pengornithidae X Wang, O'Connor, X Zheng, M Wang, Hu & Z Zhou, 2014 | |-- †Eopengornis martini X Wang, O'Connor, X Zheng, M Wang, Hu & Z Zhou, 2014 | `--+?- †Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo O'Connor, X Wang, X Zheng, H Hu, X Zhang & Z Zhou, 2015 | |?- †Parapengornis eurycaudatus H Hu, O'Connor & Z Zhou, 2015 | `-- †Pengornis houi Zhou, Clarke, & Zhang, 2008 `--+--o †Eoenantiornithiformes | |-- †Eoenantiornis buhleri Hou, Zhou & Feduccia, 1999 | `--+-- †Cruralispennia multidonta M Wang, O'Connor, Pan & Z Zhou, 2017 | `--o †Bohaiornithidae | |-- †Zhouornis hani Zhang, Chiappe, Han & Chinsamy, 2013 | `--+--+-- †Parabohaiornis martini Wang, Zhou, O'Connor & Zelenkov, 2014 | | `-- †Bohaiornis guoi Hu, Li, Hou & Xu, 2011 | `--+-- †Longusunguis kurochkini Wang, Zhou, O'Connor & Zelenkov, 2014 [Longiungulavis] | `--+-- †Shenqiornis mengi Wang, O'Connor, Zhao, Chiappe, Gao & Cheng, 2010: E.Cret. EAs. | `-- †Sulcavis geeorum O'Connor, Zhang, Chiappe, Meng, Quanguo & Di, 2013 `--+-- †Fortunguavis xiaotaizicus Wang, O'Connor & Zhou, 2014; E.Cret. NEAs. `--+--o †Longipterygidae Zhang, Zhou, Hou & Gu, 2001 | |?- †Shengjingornis yangi L Li, J Wang, X Zhang & S Hou, 2012 | |--+-- †Bolouchia zhengi Zhou, 1995 | | `-- †Longipteryx chaoyangensis Zhang, Zhou, Hou & Gu, 2001; L.Cret. EAs. | `--+-- †Shanweiniao cooperorum O'Connor, Gao & Chiappe, 2010; L.Cret. EAs. | `--+-- †Rapaxavis pani Morschhauser, Varricchio, Gao, Liu, Wang, Cheng & Meng,2009; L.Cret. EAs. | `-- †Longirostravis hani Hou, Chiappe, Zhang, Chuong, 2004 [2003?]; L.Cret. EAs. `--+-- †Eocathyornis walkeri Zhou, 2002 `--+--o †Cathyornithidae Zhou, Jin & Zhang, 1992 [Cathyornithiformes Zhou, Jin & Zhang, 1992] | `-- †Cathayornis yandica Zhou, Jin & Zhang, 1992 [jr. synon. of Sinornis santensis Sereno & Rao, 1992 sensu Sereno, Rao & Li, 2002] `--+-- †Vascornis hebeiensis Zhang, Ericson & Zhou, 2004 |-- †Noguerornis gonzalezi Lasaca-Ruiz, 1989 |--o †Gobipterygiformes Elzanowski, 1974 | |?- †Horezmavis eocretacea Nesov, 1983 [a gruiform?? (Kurochkin, 2000)] [very poor condition, should really be considered as Aves incertae sedis] | `--o †Gobipterygidae Elzanowski, 1974 | `-- †Gobipteryx minuta Elzanowski, 1974 [Nanantius valifanovi Kurochkin, 1996, jr. synon.] |-- †Eoalulavis hoyasi Sanz, Chiappe, Pérez-Moreno, Buscalioni, Moratalia, Ortega, & Poyato-Ariza, 1996 |-- †Concornis lacustris Sanz & Buscalioni, 1992 `-- †Qiliania graffini Ji, Atterholt, O'Connor, Lamanna, Harris, Li, You & Dodson, 2011
†Enantiornithes incertae sedis:
Phylogentically untreated and Nomina dubia.
CAGS-IG-04-CM-023
†Enantiornithes genera et species indet. [L.Cret. SWAs.] [Dalla Vecchia & Chiappe, 2002]
†Dapingfangornis sentisorhinus Li, Duan, Hu, Wang, Cheng & Hou, 2006
†Cerebavis cenomanica Kurochkin, Saveliev, Postnov, Pervushov, & Popov, 2006; L.Cret. EEu.
†Cuspirostrisornis jinfengi Hou, 1996
†Dunhuangia cuii Wang, Li, O'Connor, Zhou & You, 2015
†Elsornis keni Chiappe, Suzuki, Dyke, Watanabe, Tsogtbaatar & Barsbold, 2007; L.Cret. EAs.
†Gurilynia nessovi Kurochkin, 1999
†Enantiophoenix electrophyla Cau & Arduini, 2008
†Halimornis thompsoni Chiappe, Lamb Jr., & Ericson,, 2002
†Holbotia ponomarenkoi Zelenkov & Averianov, 2015 [Kholbotiaka Kurochkin 1994 (nomen nudum); Holbotia ponomarenkoi Padian, 2004 (nomen nudum)]
†Iberomesornis romerali Sanz & Bonaparte, 1992
†Jibeinia luanhera Hou, 2000 [Jibeinia luanhera Hou, 1997 (nomen nudum)] [type lost!]; L.Cret. EAs.
†Kizylkumavis cretacea Nesov, 1984
†Largirostrisornis sexdentornis Hou, 1996; L.Cret. EAs.
†Lenesornis maltshevskyi (Nesov, 1986) Kurochkin, 1996 ["Ichthyornis" maltshevskyi Nesov, 1986]
†Liaoxiornis delicatus Hou & Chen, 1999 [Lingyuanornis parvus Ji & Ji, 1999] (juveline, nomen dubium)
†Longchenornis sanyanensis Hou, 1996; L.Cret. EAs.
†Otogornis genghisi Hou, 1994
†Paraprotopteryx gracilis Zheng, X., Zhang, Z. & Hou, L.-H., 2007; L.Cret. EAs.
†Sazavis prisca Nesov, 1989
†Axelornithiformes Brodkorb, 1976
†Axelornis antecedens Brodkorb, 1976
†Kuszholiidae Nesov, 1992
†Kuszholia mengi Nesov, 1992
†Sinornithiformes Sereno & Rao, 1992
†Sinornis santensis Sereno & Rao, 1992
†Liaoningornithiformes
†Liaoningornithidae:
†Liaoningornis longiditrus Hou, 1997 sensu Clarke, 2002, and O'Connor 2012 [previously in Ornithurae]
†Enantiornithiformes Chiappe, 1992 [non Walker, 1981, Martin, 1983]
†Gurilynia nessovi Kurochkin, 1999
†Zhyraornithidae Nesov, 1984
†Zhyraornis Nesov, 1984
†Z. kashkarovi Nesov, 1984
†Z. logunovi Nesov, 1992
†Enantiornithidae Walker, 1981
†Enantiornis Walker, 1981
†E. leali Walker, 1981
?†E. walkeri Nesov & Panteleyev, 1993
?†E. martini Nesov & Panteleyev, 1993
†Avisauridae Brett-Surman & Paul, 1985 sensu lato
?†Lectavis bretincola Chiappe, 1993
?†Yungavolucris brevipedalis Chiappe, 1993
?†Nanantius eos Molnar, 1986
†Avisauridae Brett-Surman & Paul, 1985 sensu Varricchio & Chiappe, 1995
†Nequerornis volans Chiappe vide Chiappe & Calvo, 1994
†Soroavisaurus australis Chiappe, 1993
†Avisaurus Brett-Surman & Paul, 1985
†A. sp. [under description by L. Martin]
†A. archibaldi Brett-Surman & Paul, 1985
†A. gloriae Varricchio & Chiappe, 1995
†Mystiornithiformes Kurochkin, Zelenkov, Averianov & Leshchinskiy, 2010
†Mystiornithidae Kurochkin, Zelenkov, Averianov & Leshchinskiy, 2010
†Mystiornis cyrili Kurochkin, Zelenkov, Averianov & Leshchinskiy, 2010; E.Cret. CAs.
After Wang, Li, O'Connor, Zhou & You, 2015<==o †Enantiornithes |-- †Elsornis keni `--+-- †Protopteryx |-- †Iberomesornis |-- †Pengornis |--+-- †Bolouchia | `-- †Longipteryx |--+-- †Shanweiniao | `--+-- †Rapaxavis | `-- †Longirostravis `--+-- †Eocathyornis `--+--+--o †Cathyornithidae | | `-- †Cathayornis | `--+-- †Vascornis | |-- †Noguerornis | |--o †Gobipterygiformes | | |?- †Horezmavis | | `--o †Gobipterygidae | | `-- †Gobipteryx | |-- †Eoalulavis | `--+?- †Holbotia | `--+-- †Concornis | `-- †Qiliania `--+-- CAGS-IG-04-CM-023 |--+-- †Dunhuangia | `-- †Fortunguavis `--o †Eoenantiornithiformes |-- †Eoenantiornis buhleri `--o †Bohaiornithidae |--+-- †Shenqiornis | `-- †Sulcavis `--+-- †Longusunguis `--+-- †Zhouornis `--+-- †Parabohaiornis `-- †Bohaiornis reference(s):
|
After Zelenkov & Averianov, 2015
<==o †Enantiornithes
|--+-- †Elsornis
| `-- †Protopteryx
`--+--+--+-- †Bolouchia
| | `-- †Longipteryx
| `--+-- †Shenqiornis
| `--+-- †Longirostravis
| `-- †Rapaxavis
`--+-- †Iberomesornis
`--+--+-- †Pengornis
| `-- †Fortunguavis
`--+-- †Eocathyornis
`--+-- †Cathyornis
`--+--+-- †Eoenantiornis
| `--+--+-- †Shenqiornis
| | `-- †Sulcavis
| `--+-- †Longiungulavis [= Longusunguis]
| `--+-- †Zhouornis
| `--+-- †Parabohaiornis
| `-- †Bohaiornis
`--+--+-- †Gobipteryx
| `-- †Vascornis
`--+-- †Eoalulavis
`--+-- †Holbotia
`--+-- †Neuquenornis
`--+-- †Concornis
`-- †Qiliania
|
After Wang, O'Connor & Zhou, 2014
<==o †Enantiornithes
|-- †Protopteryx
`--+-- †Elsornis
`--+-- †Shenqiornis
`--+--+-- †Bolouchia
| `-- †Longipteryx
`--+-- †Rapaxavis
`--+-- †Iberomesornis
`--+-- †Longirostravis
|-- †Shanweiniao
`--+-- †Gobipteryx
`--+-- †Pengornis
|-- †Vascornis
|-- †Noguerornis
|-- †Otogornis
|--+-- †Concornis
| `-- †Eoenantiornis
|-- †Eocathyornis
|-- †Fortunguavis
|-- †Sulcavis
`-- †Eoalulavis
|
After Kurochkin, 1996<==o †Enantiornithes |-- †Vorona `--o †Euenantiornithes |-- †Eoalulavis |--o Euornithiformes | |-- †Noguerornis | |-- †Iberomesornis | |-- †Concornis | |-- †Sinornis | |-- †Cathayornis | `-- †Bolouchia `--o Axelornithiformes |--o †Axelornithidae | |-- †Zhyraornis | |--o †“Gobipteryginae” | | |-- †Nequerornis | | |-- †Lenesornis | | |-- †Gobipteryx | | `-- †Nanantius | `--o †“Axelornithinae” | |-- †Axelornis | |-- †Kizylkumavis | `-- †Sazavis `--o Enantiornithidae |-- †Enantiornis |-- †Gurilynia `--o †“Avisaurinae” |-- †Soroavisaurus `-- †Avisaurus |
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