†family Diomedeoididae Fischer 1985 (bird)
Aves - Procellariiformes - Diomedeoididae
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to G. Mayr et al. 2002
See also Mayr 2005
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Kievornis, Makahala, Marinavidae, Oceanitidae, Pandiomedeidae, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Diomedeoides
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eckelsheim (Oligocene of Germany)