†order Dromaeognathae Huxley 1867 (avialan)
Parent taxon: Ornithurae according to W. E. Swinton 1934
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Apatornis, Archaeovolans, Carinatae, Cerebavis, Changzuiornis, Chaoyangiformes, Chaoyangornithiformes, Gargantuaviidae, Gobipterygiformes, Guildavis, Hesperornithiformes, Iaceornis, Ichthyornithes, Kookne, Kuszholia, Liaoningornithiformes, Limenavis, Odontoholcae, Odontoholomorphae, Qinornis, Tingmiatornis, Yanornithiformes, Yixianornithiformes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dromaeognathae in the database