†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

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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