Family Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 (tropicbird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39656
Alternative spelling: Phaetontidae
Parent taxon: Phaethontiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxon: Prophaethontidae
Subtaxa: Heliadornis, Phaethon, Phaethusavis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore