†family Xenerodiopidae Rasmussen et al. 1987 (bird)
Aves - Ciconiiformes - Xenerodiopidae
Full reference: D. T. Rasmussen, S. L. Olson, and E. L. Simons. 1987. Fossil Birds from the Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 62:1-20
Parent taxon: Ciconiiformes according to D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Ardeoidae, Ciconiae, Ciconiidae, Ciconiopsis, Eocathartes, Ibididoidae, Lophiornis, Phoenicopteri, Phoenicopteroidea, Plataleoidae, Sanshuiornis, Scopi, Scopidae
Subtaxa: Xenerodiops
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence