Superfamily Pelecanoidea Rafinesque 1815 (bird)
Alternative spelling: Pelecanoidae
Parent taxon: Pelecani according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cyphornithidae
Type: Pelecanus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ashley River (Miocene Marl) (Miocene of South Carolina)