†family Torotigidae Brodkorb 1963 (bird)

Aves - Ciconiiformes - Torotigidae

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1963. Birds from the Upper Cretaceous of Wyoming. Proceedings of the XIII International Ornithological Congress 55-70

Parent taxon: Phoenicopteri according to P. Brodkorb 1963

Sister taxa: Agnopteridae, Scaniornithidae

Subtaxa: Gallornis

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Type: Torotix

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Labordé, Auxerre region, Paris Basin, Yonne (Cretaceous of France)

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