†Sapeornis Zhou and Zhang 2002 (bird)
Reptilia - Sapeornithiformes - Sapeornithidae
Synonyms: Didactylornis Yuan 2008, Shenshiornis Hu et al. 2010
Full reference: Z. Zhou and F. Zhang. 2002. Largest bird from the Early Cretaceous and its implications for the earliest avian ecological diversification. Naturwissenschaften 89(1):34-38
Parent taxon: Sapeornithidae according to C. Gao et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Sapeornis chaoyangensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore