†family Diatrymidae Shufeldt 1913
Aves - Diatrymiformes - Diatrymidae
Alternative spelling: Diatrymatidae
Parent taxon: Diatrymiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Matthew and Granger 1917, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxon: Macrornis
Type: Diatryma
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections), United States (14: New Jersey, Wyoming)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence