This phylogeny is the author's opinion based on his interpretation of the literature. It is however, broadly congruent with recent works (eg Norell et al 2001 and modifications, Rauhut 2003, Norell and Clarke 2001 and modifications, Chiappe 2002, Holtz 2000).
Format
Alpha
|--Beta
`--Gamma
|--Delta
|*-Epsilon
`--Zeta
|?-Eta
`--Theta
Based roughly on http://dinosauricon.com/taxa/index.html. Beta and Gamma are sister taxa within the clade Alpha Delta is within Gamma, but not a member of Zeta. Epsilon, however, is Gamma incertae sedis. Eta is only tentatively placed within Zeta. Nomina nuda are non-italicized and placed in quotation marks, while unpublished taxa (as recognized by the ICZN) are designated the same way, but followed by an asterisk. Nomina dubia are not distinguished from valid taxa, as which taxa are indeterminate is a subjective question.
Cladogram
Non-theropods
Theropoda |--Eoraptor lunensis `--+*-Tanystrosuchus posthumus |--Herrerasauria | `--Herrerasauridae | |--Staurikosaurus pricei | `--Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis `--+?-Agnosphitys cromhallensis |?-Alwalkeria maleriensis (in part) |?-Chindesaurus bryansmalli |?-Guaibasaurus candelariensis
`--Avepoda
Averostra
Neotheropoda |*-"Magnosaurus" lydekkeri |*-"Newtonsaurus" cambrensis
|--Coelophysoidea | |--Sarcosaurus woodi | |*-Gojirasaurus quayi (in part) | |*-Halticosaurus longotarsus | |*-Sarcosaurus? andrewsi | `--+?-Dilophosauridae
| | |?-"Dilophosaurus" sinensis | | |?-Sinosaurus triassicus | | |?-Dracovenator regenti | | |?-Cryolophosaurus ellioti | | `--Dilophosaurus wetherilli | `--+*?"Comanchesaurus kuesi" | |*-Dolichosuchus cristatus | |*?Procompsognathus triassicus
| |*-Protoavis texensis (in part) | |--Liliensternus liliensterni | `--+--Lophostropheus airelensis | |?-Zupaysaurus rougieri | `--Coelophysidae | |*-Coelophysis? longicollis | |*?Coelophysis? willistoni | |*-Longosaurus longicollis | |*-Podokesaurus holyokensis | |*-Pterospondylus trielbae | |--Segisaurinae | | |?-Camposaurus arizonensis | | |--"Megapnosaurus" kayentakatae | | `--Segisaurus halli
| `--Coelophysinae
| |--Coelophysis bauri | `--Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis
`--+Ceratosauroidea
|*-"Allosaurus" medius |*-Allosaurus? trihedrodon |*-Altispinax dunkeri |*-Calamospondylus oweni |*-"Capitalsaurus" potens |*-Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides |*?Chingkankousarus fragilis |*-Diplotomodon horrificus |*-"Elaphrosaurus" iguidiensis |*-Embasaurus minax |*-"Futabasaurus" |*-"Katsuyamasaurus" |*?Kelmayisaurus? "gigantus" |*-Kelmayisaurus petrolicus |*?"Labrosaurus" "huene" |*?Megalosaurus? "cachuensis" |*-"Megalosaurus" chubutensis |*?Megalosaurus? "dapukensis" |*-"Megalosaurus" hungaricus |*-"Megalosaurus" insignis |*-"Megalosaurus" lonzeensis |*-"Megalosaurus" pannoniensis |*-"Megalosaurus" pombali |*?Megalosaurus? "tibetensis" |*?Microvenator? "chagyabi" |*-"Morosaurus" marchei |*-"Ornithocheirus" hilsensis |*-Orthogoniosaurus matleyi |*?Orthogoniosaurus? rawesi |*-"Poekilopleuron" schmidti |*-"Prodeinodon" kwangshiensis |*-Prodeinodon mongoliensis |*?Prodeinodon? "tibetensis" |*-"Scrotum humanum" |*-Streptospondylus? cuvieri |*-Szechuanosaurus campi |*-Teinurosaurus sauvagei |*-"Tyrannosaurus" "lanpingensis" |*-Wakinosaurus satoi |*-Walgettosuchus woodwardi |*?Yangchuanosaurus? "longqiaoensis"
|--Ceratosauria | |*?Bahariasaurus ingens | |*?"Ngexisaurus dapukaensis" | |--Berberosaurus liassicus | |--Deltadromeus agilis | |--Limusaurus inextricabilis | |--+--Elaphrosaurus bambergi | | |--Elaphrosaurus "philtippettorum" | | `--Chuandongocoelurus primitivus | |--Spinostropheus gautieri | `--Neoceratosauria
| |--Ceratosauridae
| | |*?Ceratosaurus? ingens
| | |*?Ceratosaurus? roechlingi | | |--Genyodectes serus | | |--"Labrosaurus" stechowi | | `--+--Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus | | |--Ceratosaurus magnicornis | | |--Ceratosaurus meriani | | |--Ceratosaurus nasicornis | | `--Ceratosaurus sulcatus | `--Abelisauroidea | Abelisauria | |*-"Bayosaurus pubica" | |*?Betasuchus bredai | |*?Kemkemia auditorei
| |*-Ozraptor subotaii | |*-Tarascosaurus salluvicus | |--Noasauridae | | |--Coeluroides largus | | |--Genusaurus sisteronis | | |--Jubbulpuria tenuis | | |--Laevisuchus indicus | | |?-Ligabueino andesi | | |--Masiakasaurus knopfleri | | |--Noasaurus leali | | |--"Sidormimus"* | | `--Velocisaurus unicus | `--+*-Compsosuchus solus | |*-Dryptosauroides grandis | |*-Ornithomimoides? barasimlensis | |*-Ornithomimoides mobilis | |*-Pycnonemosaurus nevesi | |*-Vitakridrinda sulaimani | |--Kryptops palaios | `--+--Rugops primus | `--Abelisauridae
| |--Ekrixinatosaurus novasi | |*-Quilmesaurus curriei | |*-Skorpiovenator bustingorryi | |*-Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei | `--Carnotaurini | |--Abelisaurus comahuensis | |--Aucasaurus garridoi | |--+--Indosaurus matleyi | | |--Indosuchus raptorius | | |--Majungasaurus crenatissimus | | `--Rajasaurus narmadensis | `--Carnotaurinae | |--Carnotaurus sastrei | `--Ilokelesia aguadagradensis
`--Tetanurae |*-Dandakosaurus indicus |*-Duriavenator hesperis |*-Kaijiangosaurus lini |*-Megalosaurus bucklandii |*?Megalosaurus? "phillipsi" |*-"Merosaurus newmani" |*-"Mifunesaurus" |*-"Saltriosaurus" |*-Shidaisaurus jinae |*-Valdoraptor oweni |--"Allosaurus" tendagurensis |--Condorraptor currumili |?-Erectopus superbus |--Piatnitzkysaurus floresi |?-Streptospondylus altdorfensis |--"Szechuanoraptor" "yandonensis" |--Szechuanosaurus? zigongensis |--Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis `--+--Lourinhanosaurus antunesi |--Monolophosaurus jiangi
|--Poekilopleuron bucklandii |--Eustreptospondylinae | |--Dubreuillosaurus valesdunensis | |--Afrovenator abakensis | `--+--Eustreptospondylus oxoniensis | `?-Magnosaurus nethercombensis |--Spinosauria
| |?-Megaraptor namunhuaiquii | `--Spinosauroidea | |--Torvosauridae | | |--"Brontoraptor" | | |--Edmarka rex | | `--Torvosaurus tanneri | `--Spinosauridae | |--Baryonychinae | | |--Baryonyx walkeri | | |--Suchosaurus cultridens | | |--Suchosaurus? girardi | | `--Cristatusaurus lapparenti | `--Spinosaurinae | |--Irritator challengeri | |--Siamosaurus suteethorni | |--Siamosaurus? fusuiensis | `--Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
`--Avetheropoda |*-+?-Chilantaisaurus? sibiricus | `--Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis |*-Piveteausaurus divesensis
|--Carnosauria | Allosauroidea
| |*-Becklespinax altispinax | |*?Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis | |--+--Sinraptoridae | | | |*?Marshosaurus bicentissimus | | | |*-Metriacanthosaurus parkeri | | | |*?Metriacanthosaurus? "reynoldsi" | | | |--Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis | | | `--+--Sinraptor dongi | | | `--Sinraptor hepingensis | | `--Carcharodontosauridae | | |--Neovenator salerii | | `--+--Eocarcharia dinops | | `--+--Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
| | `--+?-"Megalosaurus" inexpectatus | | |--Tyrannotitan chubutensis | | |--+?-Labocania anomala | | | `--Shaochilong maortuensis
| | `--Carcharodontosaurinae | | |--+--Carcharodontosaurus saharicus | | | `--Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis | | `--Giganotosaurinae | | |--Mapusaurus roseae | | `--Giganotosaurus carolinii | `--Allosauridae | |*-Antrodemus valens | |*?"Madsenius trux" | |*-Saurophaganax maximus | |*-"Wyomingraptor" | |?-Siamotyrannus isanensis | `--+--Allosaurus "jimmadseni" | `--+--Allosaurus atrox | |--Allosaurus fragilis | `--Allosaurus europaeus
`--Coelurosauria |--Gasosaurus constructus |*-Iliosuchus incognitus `--+*-Xinjiangovenator parvus |--Tugulusaurus faciles |--Australovenator wintonensis |--"Allosaurus" "robustus" |--Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis `--Tyrannoraptora |*-Aristosuchus pusillus |*-"Arkansaurus fridayi" |*-"Dryosaurus" grandis |*?Kakuru kujani |*-Santanaraptor placidus |*-"Tonouchisaurus mongoliensis" |--Tyrannosauroidea | |?-+--Aviatyrannis jurassica | | `--+--Stokesosaurus clevelandi | | `--Stokesosaurus langhami | |*-Raptorex kriegsteini | |?*Sinotyrannus kazuoensis | |--Xiongguanlong baimoensis | |--Dryptosauridae | | |--Alectrosaurus olseni | | `--+--Dryptosaurus? macropus
| | `--Dryptosaurus aquilunguis | `--Tyrannosauridae | |*-Aublysodon? lateralis | |*-Deinodon horridus | |*-Deinodon? falculus | |*?Deinodon? grandis | |*-Deinodon? hazenianus | |*-"Ornithomimus" tenuis | |*-Tarbosaurus? periculosus | |--Albertosaurinae | | |--Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis | | `--Albertosaurini | | |--Gorgosaurus libratus | | |--"Albertosaurus" incrassatus | | `--Albertosaurus sarcophagus | `--Tyrannosaurinae | |*-Aublysodon mirandus | |--Daspletosaurus torosus | `--+?-+--Alioramus altai | | `--Alioramus remotus | |--Tarbosaurus bataar | |?-Tarbosaurus? zhuchengensis | `--Tyrannosaurus rex `--Avipluma |--Coelurus fragilis |--Eotyrannus lengi |--Tanycolagreus topwilsoni |--+--Calamosaurus foxii | |--Dilong paradoxus | `?-Nuthetes destructor `--+*-"Beelemodon" |*-"Kagasaurus" |*-Phaedrolosaurus ilikensis |--Guanlong wucaii |--Proceratosaurus bradleyi |--Mirischia asymmetrica |--Sinocalliopteryx gigas |--+--Aerosteon riocoloradensis | `--Orkoraptor burkei `--+--Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni `--+?-Bagaraatan ostromi |--Compsognathidae | |--Huaxiagnathus orientalis | `--+--Sinosauropteryx prima | `--Compsognathus longipes |--Juravenator starki `--+--Ornitholestes hermanni |--Scipionyx samniticus `--------Avepectora
Metornithes |*-Yaverlandia bitholus |--Arctometatarsalia | |*-Kinnareemimus khonkaenensis | Ornithomimoidea | |--Ornithomimosauria | | |*-"Sanchusaurus" | | |--Deinocheirus mirificus | | `--+--Pelecanimimus polyodon | | `--+--Harpymimidae | | | |--Harpymimus okladnikovi | | | `--Shenzhousaurus orientalis | | `--Ornithomiminae | | |--Beishanlong grandis | | `--+--Garudimimus brevipes | | `--Ornithomimidae | | |--"Grusimimus tsuru"* | | `--+--Sinornithomimus dongi | | |*-Archaeornithomimus? bissektensis | | `--+*-"Coelosaurus" antiquus | | |--+--Anserimimus planinychus | | | `--+--Dromiceiomimus brevitertius | | | `--Dromiceiomimus samueli | | `--+--Struthiomimus altus | | `--+--Gallimimus bullatus | | |*-"Orcomimus" | | `--+--Ornithomimus velox | | `--+--Ornithomimus? sedens | | `--+--Archaeornithomimus asiaticus | | `--"Gallimimus" "mongoliensis" | `--Alvarezsauridae | |?-Nqwebasaurus thwazi | |?-Rapator ornitholestoides | |--Aniksosaurus darwini | `--+--+--Achillesaurus manazzonei | | `--Alvarezsaurus calvoi | `--+--Patagonykus puertai | `--+*-Kol ghuva | |--+--Albertonykus borealis | | `--"Ornithomimus" minutus | `--Parvicursorinae | |--Parvicursor remotus | `--+--Heptasteornis andrewsi | |--Shuvuuia deserti | `--+--Ceratonykus oculatus | `--Mononykus olecranus `--Maniraptora Chuniaoae |*-Bradycneme draculae |*-Ilerdopteryx viai |*?Praeornis sharovi |*-Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis |*-Unquillosaurus ceibalei |--Enigmosauria | |--Therizinosauria
| | |?*Thecocoelurus daviesi
| | |--Falcarius utahensis | | `--+?-Eshanosaurus deguchiianus
| | `--Therizinosauroidea
| | |*-"Chilantaisaurus" zheziangensis
| | |*?Inosaurus tedreftensis
| | |*-"Nanshiungosaurus" bohlini | | |--Beipiaosaurus inexpectus
| | `--+--Alxasaurus elesitaiensis | | `--+--Erliansaurus bellamanus | | `--+--Neimongosaurus yangi | | `--Therizinosauridae | | |*-Erlikosaurus andrewsi
| | |*-Therizinosaurus cheloniformis | | |--Enigmosaurus mongoliensis | | `--+--Suzhousaurus megatherioides | | `--+--+--Nothronychus mckinleyi | | | `--Nothronychus? graffami | | `--+--Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus | | `--Segnosaurus galbinensis | `--Oviraptorosauria
| |--+--Incisivosaurus gauthieri | | `--Protarchaeopteryx robusta | `--+--Caudipteryx zoui | `--Caenagnathoidea | |--Caenagnathidae
| | |*-Caenagnathasia martinsoni | | |*-Hagryphus giganteus | | |*-Kuszholia mengi | | |--Nomingia gobiensis | | |--Similicaudipteryx yixianensis | | |--Chirostenotes pergracilis | | `--Elmisaurinae | | |*-Shixinggia oblita | | |--Avimimus portentosus | | `--+--Elmisaurus rarus | | `--Elmisaurus elegans | `--Oviraptoridae | |--Gigantoraptor erlianensis | `--Oviraptorinae
| |?-Microvenator celer | |--Oviraptor philoceratops | `--+--Citipati osmolskae | `--+--Nemegtomaia barsboldi | `--"Ingeniinae" | |--Conchoraptor gracilis | |--Khaan mckannai | |--Rinchenia mongoliensis | |--Heyuannia huangi | `--"Ingenia" yanshini `--Paraves `--Eumaniraptora |--Pedopenna daohugouensis
|*-Buitreraptor gonzalezorum |*-Mahakala omnogovae |*-Rahonavis ostromi |*-Cretaaviculus sarysuensis |*-Elopteryx nopcsai |*?Timimus hermani |*-Wyleyia valdensis |--Deinonychosauria
| Dromaeosauridae | |*?Archaeornithoides deinosauriscus | |?-Yixianosaurus longimanus | |--Unenlagiinae | | |--Unenlagia comahuensis | | `--Unenlagia? paynemili | `--+--Microraptoria | | |--Bambiraptor feinbergi | | `--+--Graciliraptor lujiatunensis | | |--"Paleopteryx thomsoni" | | |--+--Sinornithosaurus millenii | | | `--Sinornithosaurus haoiana | | |--+--Richardoestesia gilmorei | | | `?-+--Richardoestesia? isosceles | | | `--Richardoestesia? asiatica | | |--Microraptor zhaoianus | | |--Hesperonychus elizabethae | | `--+--Austroraptor cabazai | | |?-Neuquenraptor argentinus | | `--Shanag ashile | |*-Itemirus medullaris | |*-"Kitadanisaurus" | |*-Tianyuraptor ostromi | `--Eudromaeosauria
| |--Adasaurus mongoliensis | |--Saurornitholestinae | | |--Saurornitholestes langstoni | | `--Saurornitholestes robustus | |--Velociraptorinae
| | |--Velociraptor mongoliensis | | |--Velociraptor osmolskae | | `?-Luanchuanraptor henanensis | |--Deinonychus antirrhopus | |--Tsaagan mangas | |*-"Dromaeosaurus" gracilis | |*-"Ichabodcraniosaurus" | |*-"Koreanosaurus koreanensis" | |*-Ornithodesmus cluniculus | |*-Pyroraptor olympius | |*-Variraptor mechinorum | `--Dromaeosaurinae | |*-Dromaeosauroides bornholmensis | |*-Zapsalis abradens | |--+--Atrociraptor marshalli | | `--Dromaeosaurus albertensis | `?-+--Achillobator giganticus | `--Utahraptor ostrommaysorum |--Troodontidae | |*?+--Paronychodon lacustris | | |--Paronychodon caperatus | | |--Paronychodon asiaticus | | `--Paronychodon portucalensis | |*-Urbacodon itemirensis | |--Mei long | `--+--Sinovenator changii | |?-Hulsanpes perlei | |?-Jinfengopteryx elegans | `--+--Sinusonasus magnodens | |--Koparion douglassi | `--+--Byronosaurus jaffei | `--+*-"Saurornithoides" asiamericanus | |--Sinornithoides youngi | `--+*-Borogovia gracilicrus | |*-Tochisaurus nemegtensis | |--Saurornithoides mongoliensis | `--+--Zanabazar junior | |--Troodon formosus | `--Troodon bakkeri `--Avialae |--Scansoriopterygidae | |--Epidexipteryx hui | `--Scansoriopteryx heilmanni `--+--Anchiornis huxleyi `--+--Archaeopterygidae | `--Archaeopteryx lithographica `--Ornithurae |*?Cerebavis cenomanica |--Shenzhouraptor sinensis `--Euavialae |*-Dalianraptor cuhe |--Jixiangornis orientalis |--Yandangornis longicaudus |--Zhongjianornis yangi `--Avebrevicauda |--Omnivoropterygidae | `--Sapeornis chaoyangensis `--------Pygostylia |--Confuciusornithidae | |*-"Proornis coreae" | |--Changchengornis hengdaoziensis | `--+*-Zhongornis haoae | |*-Confuciusornis chuonzhous | |--Confuciusornis dui | |--Confuciusornis feducciai | |--Confuciusornis zhengi | `--Confuciusornis sanctus `--Ornithothoraces |*-Aberratiodontus wui |*-Hollanda luceria |*-Lectavis bretincola |*?Lenesornis maltshevskyi |*-Platanavis nana |--Enantiornithes | |*-Abavornis bonaparti | |*-Catenoleimus anachoretus | |*-Cuspirostrisornis houi | |*-Enantiophoenix electrophyla | |*-"Enantiornis" walkeri | |*-"Holbotia ponomarenkoi" | |*-Iberomesornis romerali | |*-"Ichthyornis" minusculus | |*-+--Incolornis silvae | | `--Incolornis martini | |*-Longchengornis sanyanensis | |--Explorornis nessovi | |--Noguerornis gonzalezi | |--Pengornis houi | |--Protopteryx fengningensis | `--+*-Alexornis antecedens | |*-"Bohaiornis guoi"* | |*-Halimornis thompsoni | |*-Kizylkumavis cretacea | |*-Sazavis prisca | |--Longipteryx chaoyangensis | |--Longirostravisidae | | |--Shanweiniao cooperorum | | `--+--Longirostravis hani | | `--Rapaxavis pani | `--+*-Alethoalaornis agitornis | |*-Gurilynia nessovi | |--+--Avisaurus archibaldi | | `--Avisaurus gloriae | |--Boluochia zhengi | |--Cathayornis? aberransis | |--Cathayornis? caudatus | |--Cathayornis? chabuensis | |--Concornis lacustris | |--Dalingheornis liweii | |--Dapingfangornis sentisorhinus | |--Elsornis keni | |--Enantiornis leali | |--Eocathayornis walkeri | |--Eoenantiornis buhleri | |--"Gobipipus reshetovi" | |--Gobipteryx minuta | |--Hebeiornis fengningensis | |--Jibeinia luanhera | |--Largirostrornis sexdentoris | |--Liaoxiornis delicatus | |--Martinavis cruzyensis | |--Martinavis? vincei | |--Nanantius eos | |--Neuquenornis volans | |--Otogornis genghisi | |--Paraprotopteryx gracilis | |--Sinornis santensis | |--Soroavisaurus australis | |--Yungavolucris brevipedalis | `--Liaoningornithidae | |?-Vorona berivotrensis | |--Eoalulavis hoyasi | `--Liaoningornis longidigitus
`--+--Archaeorhynchus spathula |--Chaoyangia beishanensis `--Ornithuromorpha |*-Gargantuavis philoinos |*-"Zhyraornis kashkarovi" |--Hongshanornis longicresta |--Patagopterygidae | |--Patagopteryx deferrariisi | `?-Alamitornis minutus `--+--Songlingornithidae | |--Yanornis martini | `--+--Yixianornis grabaui | `--Songlingornis linghensis `--+*-Eurolimnornis corneti |*-Guildavis tener |*-Palaeocursornis corneti |*-+--Zhyraornis kashkarovi | `--Zhyraornis logunovi |--Gansus yumenensis `--+*-Horezmavis eocretacea |--Ichthyornithes | `--Ichthyornis anceps `--+--Hesperornithes | |*-Potamornis skutchi | |--Enaliornis barretti | |--Enaliornis? sedgwicki | |--Enaliornis? seeleyi | |--Pasquiaornis hardiei | |--Pasquiaornis? tankei | `--+*-Hesperornis? macdonaldi | |*-Judinornis nogontsavensis | |*-Parascaniornis stensioei | |--Baptornis advenus | `--Hesperornithidae | |--"Baptornis" varneri | `--+--Parahesperornis alexi | |?-Hesperornis? mengeli | `--+--Hesperornis bairdi | `--+*?Canadaga arctica | |*-Hesperornis altus | |*-Hesperornis montanus | |--Hesperornis gracilis | |--Hesperornis chowi | |--Hesperornis regalis | `--+--Hesperornis crassipes | |--Hesperornis rossicus | `--Hesperornis bazhanovi `--Carinatae |--Ambiortidae | |--Ambiortus dementjevi | `--Apsaravis ukhaana `--------Aves |*-Apatornis celer |*-Ceramornis major |*-Gallornis straeleni |*-Iaceornis marshi |*-Laornis edvardsianus |*-+--Palaeotringa littoralis | `--Palaeotringa vagans |*-"Palaeotringa" vetus |--Palaeognathae | |?-Limenavis patagonica | |--Struthionidae | `--+--Rheidae | |--Tinamidae | `--+--Apterygidae | `--Casuariidae `--Neognathae |*-Piksi barbarulna |*-Qinornis paleocenica |--Galloanserae | |--Pangalliformes | | |*-Austinornis lentus | | |--Quercymegapodiidae | | | `--Palintropus retusus | | `--Galliformes | | |--Megapodiidae | | `--+--Cracidae | | `--+--Numididae | | `--Phasianidae | `--Anseriformes | |--Anhimidae | `--Anseres | |--Anseranatidae | `--+--Anatalavis rex | `--Anatoidea | |--Vegavis iaai | |--Presbyornithidae | | `--Teviornis gobiensis | `--Anatidae `--Neoaves |--Phaethontidae |--Opisthocomidae |--Eurypygoidea | |--Eurypygidae | `--Rhynochetidae |--Pteroclididae |--Columbidae |--Mesitornithidae |--Mirandornithes | |--Podicipedidae | `--Phoenicopteridae |--Cypselomorphae | |--Steatornithidae | |--Nyctibiidae | |--Podargidae | |--Caprimulgidae | `--Daedalornithes | |--Aegothelidae | `--Apodiformes | |--Trochillidae | `--Apodi | |--Hemiprocnidae | `--Apodidae `--Coronaves |--+--Otididae | |--Cuculidae | |--Musophagidae | |--Gruiformes | | |--Ralloidea | | | |--Heliornithidae | | | `--Rallidae | | `--Grues | | |--Psophiidae | | `--Gruoidea | | |--Aramidae | | `--Gruidae | `--Natatores | |--Gaviiformes | | |--Neogaeornis wetzeli | | `--Polarornis gregorii | `--+--Procellariimorphae | | |--Sphenisciformes | | `--Procellariiformes | | |--Lonchodytes estesi | | |--Tytthostonyx glauconiticus | | |--Diomedeidae | | `--+--Oceanitidae | | `--Procellariidae | `--Steganograllatores | |--Ciconiidae | `--Pelecaniformes | |*?Torotigidae | | |?-Novacaesareala hungerfordi | | `--Torotix clemensi | |--Steganopodes | | |--Fregatidae | | `--Sulida | | |--Sulidae | | `--Phalacrocoracoidea | | |--Anhingidae | | `--Phalacrocoracidae | `--+--Ardeidae | |--Threskiornithidae | `--+--Scopidae | |--Balaenicipitidae | `--Pelecanidae |--Charadriiformes | |--+--Cimolopteryx rara | | `--Cimolopteryx maxima | |--"Cimolopteryx" minima | |--+--Graculavus velox | | |--Graculavus augustus | | `?-Graculavus "idahensis" | |--Telmatornis priscus | |?-"Lonchodytes" pterygius | |--Charadrii | | |--+--Charadriidae | | | `--Haematopoidea | | | |--Recurvirostridae | | | `--Haematopodidae | | `--Chionidi | | |--Burhinidae | | `--+--Chionididae | | `--Pluvianellidae | `--+--Scolopaci | | |--Scolopacidae | | `--Thinocori | | |--Thinocoroidea | | | |--Pedionomidae | | | `--Thinocoridae | | `--Parrae | | |--Rostratulidae | | `--Jacanidae | `--Lari | |--Turnicidae | `--+--Glareolidae | `--+--Alcidae | |--Stercorariidae | `--Larides | |--Laridae | |--Sternidae | `--Rhynchopidae `--Dendrornithes |--Cathartidae |--Accipitriformes | |--Sagittariidae | `--+--Pandionidae | `--Accipitridae |--Strigiformes | |--Tytonidae | `--Strigidae |--Coliidae |--+--Leptosomidae | |--Trogonidae | `--+--Bucerotiformes | | |--Bucerotidae | | `--Upupides | | |--Phoeniculidae | | `--Upupidae | `--+--Coraciiformes | | |--Meropidae | | |--Coracioidea | | | |--Brachypteraciidae | | | `--Coraciidae | | `--Halcyones | | |--Todidae | | `--Alcedinoidea | | |--Motmotidae | | `--Alcedinidae | `--Piciformes | |--Galbulae | | |--Bucconidae | | `--Galbulidae | `--Pici | |--Capitonoidea | | |--Capitonidae | | `--Rhamphastidae | `--Picoidea | |--Indicatoridae | `--Picidae |--Cariamidae `--+--Falconidae `--+--Psittaciformes | |--Nestoridae | `--+--Cacatuidae | `--Psittacidae `--Passeriformes |--Acanthisittidae `--Eupasseres |--Tyranni | |--Eurylaimides | `--Tyrannides | |--Tyrannoidea | `--Furnarioidea `--Passeri |--Menuridae `--+--Climacteridae `--+--Meliphagoidea `--+--Corvoidea `--+--Picathartidae `--Passerida