Aves - Ichthyornithiformes - Ichthyornithidae
Alternative spelling: Ichthyornidae
Synonyms: Angelinornithidae Kashin 1972, Pelagodornithidae Wetmore 1962, Plegadornithidae Wetmore 1962
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1873. Notice of a new Species of Ichthyornis . American Journal of Science and Arts 5(1):74
Parent taxon: Ichthyornithiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Elzanowski et al. 2001, Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Marsh 1873, Marsh 1873, Olson 1975, Parris and Echols 1992, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Tokaryk et al. 1997, Wetmore 1960 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxon: Apatornithidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Ichthyornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ichthyornithidae in the database