†Mahakala Turner et al. 2007 (coelurosaur)
Reptilia - Dinosauria - Dromaeosauridae
Full reference: A. H. Turner, D. Pol, J. A. Clarke, G. M. Erickson, and M. A. Norell. 2007. A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight. Science 317:1378-1381
Parent taxon: Dromaeosauridae according to N. R. Longrich and P. J. Currie 2009
Sister taxa: Balaur, Dromaeosaurinae, Dromaeosauroides, Eudromaeosauria, Graciliraptor, Linheraptor, Luanchuanraptor, Microraptorinae, Nuthetes, Pyroraptor, Tianyuraptor, Unenlagiinae, Variraptor
Subtaxa: Mahakala omnogovae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore