†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
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