Family Cracidae Vigors 1825 (fowl)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39331
Parent taxon: Galliformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Amitabha, Archaealectrornis, Argillipes, Craci, Galli, Gallinuloididae, Megapodiidae, Namaortyx, Numididae, Odontiphorinidae, Odontophoridae, Paraortygidae, Paraortyx, Phasanidae, Phasiani, Phasianidae, Procrax, Quercymegapodiidae, Sobniogallus, Sylviornithes, Taoperdix, Tetraonidae
Subtaxa: Boreortalis, Cracinae, Oreophasinae, Ortalis, Ortalisinae, Palaeonossax, Pauxi, Penelope, Penelopinae
Ecology: volant frugivore