Order Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39434
Parent taxon: Passerimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Coraciiformes, Passeriformes, Sylphornithidae, Zygodactylidae
Subtaxa: Lybiidae, Megalaimidae, Pici, Picidae, Ramphastidae, Semnornithidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore