Aves - Charadriiformes - Telmatornithidae
Full reference: J. Cracraft. 1972. A new Cretaceous charadriiform family. The Auk 89(1):36-46
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to J. Cracraft 1972
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: none
Type: Telmatornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Telmatornithidae in the database