†family Apatornithidae Fürbringer 1888 (avialan)
Reptilia - Ichthyornithes - Apatornithidae
Parent taxon: Ichthyornithiformes according to P. Brodkorb 1963
See also Hay 1902, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Ichthyornis, Ichthyornithidae, Janavis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Apatornithidae in the database