†family Messelasturidae Mayr 2005 (parrot)
Aves - Psittaciformes - Messelasturidae
Parent taxon: Psittaciformes according to G. Mayr 2011
Sister taxa: Cacatuidae, Halcyornithidae, Mopsitta, Nestoridae, Panpsittaciformes, Platycercidae, Psittacidae, Psittaculidae, Quercypsittidae, Strigopidae, Strigopoidea
Subtaxa: Messelastur Tynskya
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Virginia)
• Paleocene of France (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences