Order Apterygiformes (kiwi)
Parent taxon: Apterygimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Mayr 2022 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxon: Dinornithiformes
Subtaxa: Apterygidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (19 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 21 collections including 26 occurrences