Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
Alternative spelling: Paloelodidae
Parent taxon: Phoenicopteriformes according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2010
See also Brodkorb 1961, Cheneval 1984, Howard 1955, Howard 1972, Mayr 2005, Mourer-Chauviré 2008, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 2004, Sangster 2005, Wetmore 1956, Wetmore 1960 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Adelalopus, Agnopterus, Juncitarsidae, Phoenicopteridae, Tiliornis
Subtaxa: Megapaloelodus Palaelodus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections), the Czech Republic (3), Germany (1), Mexico (2), Moldova (1), New Zealand (2), United States (6: California, Florida, Oregon, South Dakota)
• Oligocene of Egypt (2), France (1)
Total: 20 collections including 30 occurrences