†family Salmilidae Mayr 2002 (bird)
Aves - Gruiformes - Salmilidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2002. A new specimen of Salmila robusta (Aves: Gruiformes: Salmilidae n. fam.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel. Palaontologische Zeitschrift 76(2):305-316
Parent taxon: Gruiformes according to G. Mayr 2005
See also Mayr 2002
Sister taxa: Anisolornis, Aramidae, Asiavis, Bumbanipes, Bumbaniralla, Cariamae, Eurypygae, Grues, Gruidae, Heliornithidae, Horezmavis, Messelornithidae, Psophiidae, Rallidae
Subtaxa: Salmila
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)