†family Foratidae Olson 1992 (cuckoo)
Aves - Cuculiformes - Foratidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson. 1992. A new family of primitive landbirds from the early Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming. Papers in avian paleontology honoring Pierce Brodkorb 36:127-136
Parent taxon: Cuculiformes according to S. L. Olson 1992
Sister taxa: Cuculi, Cuculidae, Cuculoidae, Musophagi
Subtaxa: Foro
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Thompson Quarry (Eocene of Wyoming)