Anchiornithinae

Anchiornithines Temporal range: Late Jurassic 160.89–160 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skeletal restoration of Anchiornis huxleyi by Scott Hartman, 2017
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Family:	†Troodontidae
Subfamily:	†Anchiornithinae Xu et al. 2016
Type species
†Anchiornis huxleyi Xu et al., 2009
Genera
†Anchiornis †Aurornis †Xiaotingia †Eosinopteryx? †Liaoningvenator?

Anchiornithinae is a possible clade of paravians whose taxonomic position has been problematic. The group might be a subfamily of Troodontidae, Archaeopterygidae, or an assemblage of dinosaurs that are an evolutionary grade within Avialae. The clade was named by Xu et al. (2016) and defined as for "the most inclusive clade including Anchiornis but not Archaeopteryx, Gallus, Troodon, Dromaeosaurus, Unenlagia, or Epidexipteryx".