Subfamily Charadriinae Vigors 1825 (lapwing)
Aves - Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Parent taxon: Charadriidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Anarhynchus, Charadrius, Dorypaltus, Jiliniornis, Oreopholus, Pluvialinae, Pluvialis, Pseudosterna, Vanellinae, Vanellus
Subtaxa: Squatarola
Type: Charadrius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Nunavut collection)
• Miocene of Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence