 L.A. Nessov, in 1992, also suggested that it belonged to a cycad, but synonymized it with the species "Cycadites saportae".The opinion that it represents a leaf has since been followed by Alan Feduccia in 1996 and Peter Wellnhofer in 2004.Three studies since the original description has supported the identification of "Praeornis" as a feather, rather than a leaf.