Order Apodiformes Peters 1940 (swift)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39417
Parent taxon: Cypselomorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Caprimulgiformes, Protocypselomorphus
Subtaxa: Aegialornithidae, Apodi, Eocypselidae, Eocypselus, Hemiprocni, Jungornithidae, Laputa, Scaniacypselus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore