Order Eurypygiformes Hackett et al. 2008 (bird)
Parent taxon: Neornithes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Aequornithes, Alectromorphae, Cariamiformes, Cathartiformes, Colymbomorphae, Coraciomorphae, Galbuliformes, Leptosomiformes, Lonchodytes pterygius, Mesitornithiformes, Neognathae, Odontognathae, Otidiformes, Palaeognathae, Pelargomorphae, Phoenicopteriformes, Picocoraciae, Pterocliformes
Subtaxa: Rhynochetidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Caledonia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence