†family Dinornithidae Bonaparte 1853 (bird)
Aves - Dinornithiformes - Dinornithidae
Parent taxon: Dinornithiformes according to M. Bunce et al. 2009
See also Carroll 1988, De Vis 1892, Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Wetmore 1960 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Emeidae, Megalapterygidae
Subtaxa: Dinornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (16 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 17 collections including 22 occurrences