Turner, Makovicky and Norell (2012) included only "Epidexipteryx hui" in their primary phylogenetic analysis, as a full-grown specimen of this species is known; regarding "Scansoriopteryx"/"Epidendrosaurus", the authors were worried that including it in the primary analysis would be problematic, because it is only known from juvenile specimens, which "do not necessarily preserve all the adult morphology needed to accurately place a taxon phylogenetically" (Turner, Makovicky and Norell 2012, p. 89). "Epidexipteryx" was recovered as basal paravian that didn't belong to Eumaniraptora. The authors did note that its phylogenetic position is unstable; constraining "Epidexipteryx hui" as a basal avialan required two additional steps compared to the most parsimonious solution, while constraining it as a basal member of Oviraptorosauria required only one additional step. A separate exploratory analysis included "Scansoriopteryx"/"Epidendrosaurus", which was recovered as a basal member of Avialae; the authors noted that it did not clade with "Epidexipteryx", which stayed outside Eumaniraptora. Constraining the monophyly of Scansoriopterygidae required four additional steps and moved "Epidexipteryx" into Avialae.