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Sylviornis
Taxonomy
Sylviornis was named by Poplin (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Sylviornis neocaledoniae. It is the type genus of Sylviornithidae.
It was assigned to Megapodidae by Carroll (1988); to Megapodiidae by Balouet and Olson (1989); and to Sylviornithidae by Worthy et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Megapodidae by Carroll (1988); to Megapodiidae by Balouet and Olson (1989); and to Sylviornithidae by Worthy et al. (2016).
Species
S. neocaledoniae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1980 | Sylviornis Poplin |
| 1988 | Sylviornis Carroll |
| 1989 | Sylviornis Balouet and Olson p. 11 |
| 2016 | Sylviornis Worthy et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Livezey 1997 | |||||