Order Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 36634
Alternative spelling: Pelicaniformes
Parent taxon: Pelecanimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxon: Balaenicipitiformes
Subtaxa: Ardeidae, Cladornithes, Fregatae, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Phaethontes, Protoplotidae, Steganopodes, Threskiornithidae, Torotix
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore