†family Cladornithidae Ameghino (bird)
Aves - Pelecaniformes - Cladornithidae
Synonym: Cruschedulidae Ameghino 1899
Parent taxon: Cladornithes according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Ameghino 1899, Ameghino 1905 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cladornis Cruschedula
Type: Cladornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gulf of San Jorge (Oligocene of Argentina)