†family Palaeospizidae Wetmore 1925 (perching bird)
Aves - Passeriformes - Palaeospizidae
Parent taxon: Passeres according to A. Wetmore 1960
See also Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Chamaeidae, Neosittidae, Palaeoscinidae, Passerides, Tyrannides
Subtaxa: none
Type: Palaeospiza
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeospizidae in the database