The taxonomical relations of F. panarium remain unclear. It is sometimes placed in a distinct familyForatidae. It was considered possibly related to cuckoos, turacos and/or the puzzling hoatzin of the Amazon.[1] A phylogenetic analysis conducted by Field & Hsiang (2018) indicated that Foro panarium was a stem-turaco.[2]
References
^Olson, Storrs L. (1992). "A new family of primitive landbirds from the early Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series. 36: 127–136.