†family Eremopezidae Rothschild 1911 (bird)
Aves - Neornithes - Eremopezidae
Alternative spelling: Eremopezinae
Parent taxon: Palaeognathae according to G. Mayr 2009
See also Lambrecht 1933 and Rasmussen et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Aepyornithiformes, Ambiortiformes, Crypturi, Lithornidae, Lithornithidae, Medioolithidae, Palaeocursornithiformes, Patagopterygiformes, Ratitae, Remiornithidae, Remiornithiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes
Subtaxa: Eremopezus Psammornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence