Patagopterygiformes

Patagopterygiformes is an extinct group of large terrestrial ornithuromorph dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of South America. It contains at most three genera: Patagopteryx, Alamitornis^[1] and possibly Kuszholia.^[2]

Patagopterygiforms Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 85–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skeleton restoration of Patagopteryx deferrariisi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Avialae
Clade:	Euornithes
Clade:	†Patagopterygiformes Alvarenga & Bonaparte 1992
Subgroups
†Alamitornis †Kuszholia? †Patagopteryx