†order Podargiformes Matthews 1918
Parent taxon: Strisores according to G. Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Aegotheliformes, Archaeotrogonidae, Nyctibiiformes, Paraprefica, Prefica, Steatornithiformes
Subtaxa: Masillapodargus
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel pit (Karlsruhe collection) (Eocene of Germany)