†family Tytthostonychidae Olson and Parris 1987 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 143477
Full reference: S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris. 1987. The Cretaceous birds of New Jersey. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 63:1-22
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Diomedeoididae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Makahala, Oceanitidae, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus
Subtaxa: Tytthostonyx
Type: Tytthostonyx
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore