†family Prophaethontidae Harrison and Walker 1976 (bird)
Aves - Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae
Parent taxon: Phaethontiformes according to E. Bourdon et al. 2005
See also Carroll 1988, Mayr 2005, Mayr 2015, Mayr and Smith 2002 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: Clymenoptilon, Phaethontidae, Phaethusavis
Subtaxa: Lithoptila Prophaethon
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Paleocene of Morocco (2), United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence