Megapodius Gaimard 1823 (scrubfowl)
PaleoDB taxon number: 371155
Parent taxon: Megapodiidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Aepypodius, Alectura, Chosornis, Eulipoa, Garrdimalga, Latagallina, Leipoa, Macrocephalon, Mwalau, Progura, Talegalla
Subtaxa: Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius amissus, Megapodius bernsteinii, Megapodius cumingii, Megapodius decollatus, Megapodius eremita, Megapodius freycinet, Megapodius geelvinkianus, Megapodius laperouse, Megapodius layardi, Megapodius molistructor, Megapodius nicobariensis, Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius reinwardt, Megapodius tenimberensis