†order Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer 1888 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 36617
Parent taxon: Ornithurae according to X. Wang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Apatornis, Archaeovolans, Carinatae, Cerebavis, Changzuiornis, Chaoyangiformes, Chaoyangornithiformes, Dromaeognathae, Gobipterygiformes, Guildavis, Iaceornis, Ichthyornis, Kookne, Kuszholia, Liaoningornithiformes, Limenavis, Neornithes, Odontoholcae, Odontoholomorphae, Qinornis, Tingmiatornis, Yanornithiformes, Yixianornithiformes
Subtaxa: Baptornithidae, Brodavidae, Chupkaornis, Enaliornis, Enaliornithidae, Fumicollis, Hesperornithidae, Pasquiaornis, Potamornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore