Concise hierarchy
	(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Reptilia - (Order) Confuciusornithiformes
Original entries
Current position
	Alternative positions
	
		Historical positions
		
			
				| Pygostylia (Clade) Chatterjee 1997 [Chiappe 2001] | 
					Ref: 
						
							J.K. O'Connor et al., 2010: fig. 9.
						 [inferred rank] | 
				
				
					| †Confuciusornithiformes (Order) Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang, 1995 | 
						Ref: 
							
								FC. Zhang et al., 2008: 626; 638.
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						| †Confuciusornithiformes (Order) Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang, 1995 | 
							Ref: 
								
									B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 89.
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							| †Confuciusornithiformes (Order) Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang, 1995 | 
								Ref: 
									
										Z. Zhou & F. Zhang, 2006: table 1.
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								| Pygostylia (Subclass) Chiappe, 2002 | 
									Ref: 
										
											M.J. Benton, 2005: 270, 398.
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									| Pygostylia (Clade) Chatterjee 1997 [Chiappe 2001] | 
										Ref: 
											
												K. Padian, 2004: table 11.1 (p. [211]), fig. 11.8.
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