Aves - Charadriiformes - Graculavidae
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Laornis Palaeotringa
Type: Graculavus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Australia (1 collection), United States (1: Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (3: North Dakota)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: New Jersey)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences