†family Idiornithidae Brodkorb 1965 (bird)

Aves - Gruiformes - Idiornithidae

Full reference: P. Brodkorb. 1965. New taxa of fossil birds. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 27(4):197-198

Parent taxon: Cariamae according to C. Mourer-Chauvire 2013

See also Carroll 1988 and Mayr 2005

Sister taxa: Ameghinornithidae, Cariamides, Gradiornis, Itaboravis, Otides, Phororhacoidea, Phororhacosidae, Phorusrhacidae

Subtaxa: Dynamopterus Oblitavis Occitaniavis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (1), Germany (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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