†family Elopterygidae Lambrecht 1933 (bird)
Aves - Pelecaniformes - Elopterygidae
Full reference: K. Lambrecht. 1933. Handbuch der Palaeornithologie. 1-1024
Parent taxon: Suloidae according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Howard 1972, Lambrecht 1933, Le Loeuff et al. 1992 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Actiornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hordle Cliff (generic, non-specific locality) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)