†order Aepyornithiformes (bird)
Parent taxon: Palaeognathae according to G. Mayr 2022
See also Carroll 1988, Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Ambiortiformes, Crypturi, Eremopezidae, Lithornidae, Lithornithidae, Medioolithidae, Palaeocursornithiformes, Patagopterygiformes, Ratitae, Remiornithidae, Remiornithiformes, Rheiformes, Struthioniformes
Subtaxa: Aepyornithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (10 collections)
• Miocene of Kenya (1), Libya (1)
Total: 12 collections including 17 occurrences