Order Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 (raptor)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39316
Parent taxon: Falconimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxon: Strigiformes
Subtaxa: Accipitres, Cathartae, Cathartoidea, Falcones, Falconidae, Teratornithi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore