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Avialae (avialan)

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Archaeopterygidae Huxley p. 272
1902Archaeopterygidae Hay p. 518
1925Archaeornithidae Petronievics
1927Archaeopterygidae Petronievics p. 18
1930Archaeopterygidae Hay p. 276
1933Archaeopterygidae Lambrecht p. 79
1960Archaeopterygidae Wetmore p. 3
1973Wyleyia Harrison and Walker p. 721
1973Wyleyia valdensis Harrison and Walker p. 721 figs. 1-2, Pl. 89
1978Archaeopterygidae Brodkorb p. 218
1978Wyleyia Brodkorb p. 228
1978Wyleyia valdensis Brodkorb p. 228
1985Llerdopteryx Lacasa
1985Llerdopteryx viai Lacasa
1986Avialae Gauthier p. 11
1988Archaeopterygidae Carroll
1988Archaeopterygidae Paul p. 351
1991Llerdopteryx viai Lacasa
1993Avialae Perle et al. p. 624 fig. 1
1994Avialae Perle et al. p. 3
1996Avialae Novas p. 676
1997Archaeopterygidae Ji and Ji p. 38
1997Avialae Novas p. 141
1999Avialae Padian et al. p. 71 fig. 1
2000Avialae Holtz, Jr. p. 35 fig. 5
2001Avialae Clarke and Chiappe p. 6
2002Avialae Maryanska et al. pp. 102-103 fig. 1
2002Wyleyia Naish p. 154
2002Wyleyia valdensis Naish p. 154
2003Wyleya Ruiz-Omeñaca and Canudo p. 297
2003Wyleya valdensis Ruiz-Omeñaca and Canudo p. 297
2004Archaeopterygidae Padian p. 211
2005Avialae Gao and Liu p. 313
2007Archaeopterygidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89
2007Archaeopterygidae Mayr et al. p. 100
2008Avialae Zhang et al. p. 1105
2013Avialae Godefroit et al.
2014Avialae Lefevre et al.
2019Avialae Rauhut et al.
2020Avialae Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Avialae
Avialae

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.

Unr. Avialae Gauthier 1986 [avialan]
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G. †Alcmonavis Rauhut et al. 2019
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Alcmonavis poeschli Rauhut et al. 2019
G. †Archaeopteryx Meyer 1861
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Archaeopteryx albersdoerferi Kundrát et al. 2019 [Ancient bird]
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Invalid names: Archaeopteryx bavarica Wellnhofer 1993 [synonym], Archaeopteryx macrura Owen 1862 [synonym], Archaeopteryx oweni Petronievics 1921 [synonym], Archaeornis siemensii Dames 1897 [synonym], Griphosaurus problematicus Woodward 1862 [synonym], Pterodactylus crassipes Meyer 1857 [synonym], Wellnhoferia grandis Elzanowski 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeornis Petronievics 1917 [synonym], Griphosaurus Wagner 1861 [synonym], Jurapteryx Howgate 1985 [synonym]
G. †Aurornis Godefroit et al. 2013
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Aurornis xui Godefroit et al. 2013
G. †Dalianraptor Gao and Liu 2005
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Dalianraptor cuhe Gao and Liu 2005
G. †Fujianvenator Xu et al. 2023
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Fujianvenator prodigiosus Xu et al. 2023
G. †Fukuipteryx Imai et al. 2019
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Fukuipteryx prima Imai et al. 2019
Or. †Jeholornithiformes Zhou and Zhang 2006
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G. †Kompsornis Wang et al. 2020
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Kompsornis longicaudus Wang et al. 2020
G. †Neimengornis Wang et al. 2021
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Neimengornis rectusmim Wang et al. 2021
Invalid names: Jeholornithidae Zhou and Zhang 2006 [empty]
G. †Wellnhoferia Elzanowski 2001
Invalid names: Archaeopterygidae Huxley 1871 [invalid subgroup], Llerdopteryx Lacasa 1985 [nomen dubium], Llerdopteryx viai Lacasa 1985 [nomen dubium], Wyleyia Harrison and Walker 1973 [nomen dubium], Wyleyia valdensis Harrison and Walker 1973 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available