†order Diatrymiformes Matthew and Granger 1917 (bird)

Aves - Diatrymiformes

Alternative spelling: Diatrymae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1917. The skeleton of Diatryma, a gigantic bird from the Lower Eocene of Wyoming. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(11):307-326

Parent taxon: Galloanserimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007

See also Carroll 1988, Matthew and Granger 1917, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1960

Sister taxa: Anseriformes, Anserimorphae, Dromornithiformes

Subtaxa: Diatrymidae Macrornis

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Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (15: New Jersey, Wyoming)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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