Family Pelecanoididae Gray 1871 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39703
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Diomedeoididae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Makahala, Oceanitidae, Pelecanoidi, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore