Family Plataleidae Bonaparte 1838 (spoonbill)
Aves - Ciconiiformes - Plataleidae
Alternative spelling: Plataliidae
Parent taxon: Threskiornithoidea according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Emslie 1992, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1930, Olson and James 1982, Olson and James 1991 and Olson and Rasmussen 2001
Sister taxa: none
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (3 collections), United States (13: Hawaii)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences