†family Bathornithidae Wetmore 1927 (bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Bathornithidae

Alternative spellings: Bathornithinae, Bathornithinae

Parent taxon: Cariamoidea according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007

See also Carroll 1988, Cracraft 1968, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Mourer-Chauviré 1981, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1960

Sister taxon: Hermosiornithidae

Subtaxa: Bathornis Eutreptornis Neocathartes Paracrax

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Type: Bathornis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (1: Wyoming collection)

• Oligocene of United States (6: South Dakota)

• Eocene of United States (5: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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