†Gansus Hou and Liu 1984 (bird)
Full reference: L. Hou and Z. Liu. 1984. A new fossil bird from Lower Cretaceous of Gansu and early evolution of birds. Scientia Sinica, series B 27(12):1296-1301
Parent taxon: Ornithurae according to S. Hope 2002
Sister taxa: Ambiortus, Apatornis, Apsaravis, Archaeovolans, Carinatae, Chaoyangia, Chaoyangiformes, Chaoyangornithiformes, Gobipterygiformes, Guildavis, Hesperornis, Iaceornis, Jianchangornis, Liaoningornithiformes, Odontoholcae, Odontoholomorphae, Otogornis, Qinornis, Schizooura, Songlingornithidae, Yanornithiformes, Yixianornithiformes
Subtaxa: Gansus yumenensis
Type: Gansus yumenensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore