Reptilia - Dinosauria

Synonym: Caudipteridae Zhou and Wang 2000 [replaced name]

Full reference: H. Osmólska, P. J. Currie, and R. Barsbold. 2004. Oviraptorosauria. The Dinosauria (second edition). University of California Press, Berkeley 165-183

Parent taxon: Oviraptorosauria according to H. Osmólska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Avimimidae, Caenagnathidae, Caenagnathoidea, Caudipteryx, Elmisaurus, Incisivosaurus, Ingeniidae, Microvenator, Ningyuansaurus, Oviraptoridae, Oviraptoroidea, Protarchaeopteryx

Subtaxa: Similicaudipteryx

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Type: Caudipteryx

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore