Euornithes

Euornithes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Present, 130.7–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil specimen of Hongshanornis longicresta
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	Ornithothoraces
Clade:	Euornithes Stejneger, 1884
Subgroups
†Archaeorhynchus †Chaoyangia †Jianchangornis †Zhongjianornis †Schizoouridae Ornithuromorpha Chiappe et al. 1999 †Bellulornis †Brevidentavis †Changmaornis †Dingavis †Eogranivora †Hollanda †Horezmavis †Jiuquanornis †Juehuaornis †Kaririavis †Meemannavis †Vorona †Yumenornis †Ambiortiformes †Gansuidae †Patagopterygiformes †Yanornithiformes Ornithurae

Euornithes (from Greek ευόρνιθες euórnithes meaning "true birds") is a natural group which includes the most recent common ancestor of all avialans closer to modern birds than to the enantiornithines. This group was defined in the PhyloCode by Juan Benito and colleagues in 2022 as "the largest clade containing Vultur gryphus, but not Enantiornis leali and Cathayornis yandica".^[2]