†Anchiornis Xu et al. 2009 (coelurosaur)
Full reference: X. Xu, Q. Zhao, M. Norell, C. Sullivan, D. Hone, G. Erickson, X. Wang, F. Han, and Y. Guo. 2009. A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin. Chinese Science Bulletin 54(3):430-435
Parent taxon: Deinonychosauria according to M. S. Y. Lee and T. Worthy 2011
Sister taxa: Dromaeopodidae, Dromaeosauridae, Hulsanpes, Pamparaptor, Troodontidae, Xiaotingia
Subtaxa: Anchiornis huxleyi
Type: Anchiornis huxleyi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore