Family Ciconiidae Sundevall 1836 (stork)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39634
Parent taxon: Ciconiiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ciconiae, Ciconiopsis, Eocathartes, Grallavis, Phoenicopteri, Sanshuiornis, Scopi, Scopidae, Xenerodiopidae
Subtaxa: Amphipelargus, Anastomus, Ciconia, Ciconiinae, Leptoptilini, Mycteria, Palaeoephippiorhynchus, Palaeopelargus, Pelargodes, Pelargopsis, Propelargus, Pseudotantalus, Xenorhynchopsis, Xenorhynchus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore