Aves - Charadriiformes - Dakotornithidae
Full reference: B. R. Erickson. 1975. Dakotornis cooperi, a new Paleocene bird from North Dakota. Scientific Publications of the Science Museum of Minnesota, New Series 3(1):1-7
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to R. L. Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, 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: Dakotornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wannagan Creek Quarry (Paleocene of North Dakota)