Family Podargidae Gray 1847 (frogmouth)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39414
Parent taxon: Caprimulgiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Aegotheli, Aegothelidae, Apodidae, Caprimulgi, Caprimulgidae, Hemiprocnidae, Nyctibiidae, Trochilidae
Subtaxa: Batrachostomus, Masillapodargus, Podargus, Quercypodargus, Rigidipenna
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore