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Similiyanornis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	Ornithuromorpha
Family:	†Yanornithidae
Genus:	†Similiyanornis Wang et al., 2020
Species:	†S. brevipectus
Binomial name
†Similiyanornis brevipectus Wang et al., 2020

Similiyanornis (meaning "similar to Yanornis") is an extinct genus of ornithuromorphs from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Similiyanornis brevipectus, known from a complete skeleton with feathers.^[1]

References

^ Min Wang; Zhiheng Li; Qingguo Liu; Zhonghe Zhou (2020). "Two new Early Cretaceous ornithuromorph birds provide insights into the taxonomy and divergence of Yanornithidae (Aves: Ornithothoraces)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (21): 1805–1827. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1836050.

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

Palaeognathae	see Palaeognathae
Neognathae	Pangalloanserae Panneoaves