Jeholornithidae
| Jeholornithids | |
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| Fossil specimen of a juvenile J. prima (IVPP V13550), Paleozoological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Avialae |
| Order: | †Jeholornithiformes Zhou & Zhang, 2006 |
| Family: | †Jeholornithidae Zhou & Zhang, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| †Jeholornis prima Zhou & Zhang, 2002
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Jeholornithidae is a family of
phylogenetic definitions for these groups were provided by Zhou and Zhang, but a topological definition was provided in 2020 by Wang and colleagues where Jeholornithiformes was defined as "the most inclusive clade containing Je. prima but excluding the extant birds".[1]
The results of a phylogenetic analysis of all valid jeholornithiform species considered by Wang and colleagues is shown below:[1]
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References
- ^ S2CID 219511931.