†order Palaeocursornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1986 (bird)
Aves - Palaeocursornithiformes
Invalid subtaxa: Cursornithiformes Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 [replaced name], Limnornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Palaeognathae according to W. J. Bock and P. Bühler 1996
Sister taxa: Aepyornithiformes, Ambiortiformes, Crypturi, Eremopezidae, Lithornidae, Lithornithidae, Medioolithidae, Patagopterygiformes, Ratitae, Remiornithidae, Remiornithiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes
Subtaxa: Palaeocursornithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore