†family Lithornidae (bird)
Aves - Neornithes - Lithornidae
Parent taxon: Palaeognathae according to R. L. Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Aepyornithiformes, Ambiortiformes, Crypturi, Eremopezidae, Lithornithidae, Medioolithidae, Palaeocursornithiformes, Patagopterygiformes, Ratitae, Remiornithidae, Remiornithiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lithornidae in the database