Order Struthioniformes Latham 1790 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39275
Parent taxon: Struthionimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxon: Aepyornithiformes
Subtaxa: Eleutherornithidae, Struthionidae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore