Family Mesitornithidae Wetmore 1960 (mesite)
Aves - Mesitornithiformes - Mesitornithidae
Parent taxon: Mesitornithiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Livezey and Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Mesitornis Monias
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ankilitelo Cave (Quaternary of Madagascar)