Order Pterocliformes Huxley 1868 (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, Eurypygiformes, Galbuliformes, Leptosomiformes, Lonchodytes pterygius, Mesitornithiformes, Neognathae, Odontognathae, Otidiformes, Palaeognathae, Pelargomorphae, Phoenicopteriformes, Picocoraciae
Subtaxa: Pteroclidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Madagascar (3)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences