Asiahesperornis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	†Hesperornithes
Family:	†Hesperornithidae
Subfamily:	†Asiahesperornithinae Nesov & Prizemlin, 1991
Genus:	†Asiahesperornis Nesov & Prizemlin, 1991
Species:	†A. bazhanovi
Binomial name
†Asiahesperornis bazhanovi Nesov & Prizemlin, 1991

Asiahesperornis is a prehistoric foot-propelled^[1] diving^[2] toothed^{[citation needed]} flightless bird genus from the Late Cretaceous. The single known species is Asiahesperornis bazhanovi. It lived in what today is Kazakhstan, at its time the shores of the shallow Turgai Sea.^{[citation needed]}

It was a member of the Hesperornithes, flightless toothed seabirds of the Cretaceous. Its exact relationships are not completely resolved, but it probably belongs into the Hesperornithidae just like Hesperornis, well known from the Western Interior Seaway that covered most of the US Midwest in the Mesozoic.^[3] Its name is derived from its findings in Asia.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Dyke, Gareth J.; Malakhov, D.V.; Chiappe, L.M. (2006). "The marine bird Asiahesperornis from the Cretaceous of northern Kazakhstan". Cretaceous Research. 27 (6): 947–953. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2006.05.001.
^ Dyke, Gareth J.; Malakhov, Dmitry V.; Chiappe, Luis M. (2006). "A re-analysis of the marine bird Asiahesperornis". Cretaceous Research. 27 (6): 947–953. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2006.05.001.
^ Mortimer, Micheal. "Phylogeny of taxa". The Theropod Database. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

Maniraptora

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Maniraptoriformes

Avemetatarsalia

- see Avemetatarsalia

Theropoda

see Theropoda
Maniraptora	see below↓

Maniraptora

†Elopteryx?
†Fukuivenator?
†Kakuru?
†Migmanychion
†Yaverlandia?

†Alvarezsauroidea

Alvarezsauridae

Parvicursorinae

Dzharaonyx Jaculinykus Khulsanurus Kol? Nemegtonykus Ondogurvel Parvicursor Qiupanykus Trierarchuncus
Ceratonykini	Albinykus Ceratonykus Xixianykus
Mononykini	Albertonykus Linhenykus Mononykus Shuvuuia

†Therizinosauria

Therizinosauroidea

Alxasaurus Beipiaosaurus Enigmosaurus Martharaptor Suzhousaurus
Therizinosauridae	Erliansaurus Erlikosaurus Nanshiungosaurus Neimongosaurus Nothronychus Paralitherizinosaurus Segnosaurus Therizinosaurus

Pennaraptora

†Oviraptorosauria	see Oviraptorosauria
Paraves	see below↓

Paraves

†Imperobator †Palaeopteryx? †Pneumatoraptor †Rahonavis
†Scansoriopterygidae?	Ambopteryx Epidexipteryx Scansoriopteryx Yi
†Anchiornithidae	Anchiornis Aurornis Caihong Eosinopteryx Fujianvenator Liaoningvenator? Ostromia Pedopenna Serikornis Xiaotingia Yixianosaurus
†Archaeopterygidae	Alcmonavis? Archaeopteryx Wellnhoferia Anchiornithidae?
†Dromaeosauridae	see Dromaeosauridae
†Troodontidae	see Troodontidae

Avialae

†Alcmonavis †Balaur? †Cretaaviculus? †Fukuipteryx †Overoraptor †Rahonavis? †Yandangornis †Zhongornis †Anchiornithidae? †Archaeopterygidae? †Scansoriopterygidae?
†Jeholornithiformes	Dalianraptor? Jeholornis Jixiangornis? Kompsornis Neimengornis

Pygostylia

†"Proornis"

†Omnivoropterygidae?

Omnivoropteryx
Sapeornis

†Confuciusornithidae

†Jinguofortisidae

Ornithothoraces

†Enantiornithes	see Enantiornithes
Euornithes	see below↓

Euornithes

†Archaeorhynchus †Bellulornis †Brevidentavis †Changmaornis †Changzuiornis †Chaoyangia †Dingavis †Eogranivora †Gansus †Gargantuavis? †Hollanda †Horezmavis †Iteravis †Jianchangornis †Jiuquanornis †Juehuaornis †Kaririavis †Khinganornis †Meemannavis †Platanavis †Vorona †Wyleyia? †Xinghaiornis †Yumenornis †Zhongjianornis
†Schizoouridae	Mengciusornis Schizooura
†Patagopterygiformes	Alamitornis Kuszholia? Patagopteryx
†Ambiortiformes	Ambiortus Apsaravis? Palintropus?
†Hongshanornithidae	Archaeornithura Hongshanornis Longicrusavis Parahongshanornis Tianyuornis
†Songlingornithidae	Hollanda? Piscivoravis? Songlingornis Yanornis? Yixianornis?
†Yanornithidae	Abitusavis Similiyanornis Yanornis

Ornithurae

†Antarcticavis?
†Apatornis
†Cerebavis
†Gallornis
†Guildavis
†Iaceornis
†Kookne
†Limenavis
†Qinornis
†Tingmiatornis

†Ichthyornithes

Ichthyornis
Janavis

†Hesperornithes

Baptornis Brodavis Chupkaornis Enaliornis Judinornis Pasquiaornis Potamornis
Hesperornithidae	Asiahesperornis Canadaga Fumicollis Hesperornis Parahesperornis

†Vegaviidae

†Cimolopterygidae

Aves / Neornithes

- see below↓

Aves / Neornithes

Palaeognathae

- see Palaeognathae

Neognathae

Neoaves

Galloanserae

Anserimorphae	see Anserimorphae
Pangalliformes	see Pangalliformes

Incertae sedis

†Asteriornis
†Dromornithidae	Barawertornis Dromornis Genyornis Ilbandornis
†Gastornithiformes	Brontornis? Gastornis Dromornithidae?
†Pelagornithidae	Aequornis Caspiodontornis Cyphornis Dasornis Gigantornis Laornis? Lutetodontopteris Macrodontopteryx Manu? Odontopteryx Odontoptila Osteodontornis Palaeochenoides Pelagornis Proceriavis? Protodontopteryx Protopelicanus? Pseudodontornis Tympanonesiotes