†family Emeidae (bird)
Aves - Dinornithiformes - Emeidae
Synonym: Anomalopterygidae
Parent taxon: Dinornithiformes according to M. Bunce et al. 2009
See also Lambrecht 1933, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Wetmore 1960 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Dinornithidae, Megalapterygidae
Subtaxa: Anomalopteryx Emeus Euryapteryx Pachyornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (29 collections)
Total: 29 collections including 66 occurrences