Full reference: R. Barsbold. 1976. K evolyutsii i sistematike pozdnemezozoyskikh khishchnykh dinozavrov [The evolution and systematics of late Mesozoic carnivorous dinosaurs]. In N. N. Kramarenko, B. Luvsandansan, Y. I. Voronin, R. Barsbold, A. K. Rozhdestvensky, B. A. Trofimov & V. Y. Reshetov (eds.), Paleontology and Biostratigraphy of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions 3:68-75
Parent taxon: Maniraptora according to P. Senter et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Alvarezsauridae, Alvarezsauroidea, Montanoolithidae, Paraves, Therizinosauria, Yixianosaurus, Palaeopteryx thompsoni
Subtaxa: Avimimidae, Caenagnathidae, Caenagnathoidea, Caudipterygidae, Caudipteryx, Elmisaurus, Incisivosaurus, Ingeniidae, Microvenator, Ningyuansaurus, Oviraptoridae, Oviraptoroidea, Protarchaeopteryx
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore