†family Megalapterygidae Bunce et al. 2009 (bird)
Aves - Dinornithiformes - Megalapterygidae
Full reference: M. Bunce, T. H. Worthy, M. J. Phillips, R. N. Holdaway, E. Willerslev, J. Haile, B. Shapiro, R. P. Scofield, A. Drummond, P. J. J. Kamp, and A. Cooper. 2009. The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106:20646-20651
Parent taxon: Dinornithiformes according to M. Bunce et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Dinornithidae, Emeidae
Subtaxa: Megalapteryx
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence