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Phororhacos affinis

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Taxonomy
Phororhacos affinis was named by Ameghino (1899).

It was recombined as Psilopterus affinis by Alvarenga and Holfing (2003), Gould and Quitmyer (2005), Bertelli et al. (2007), Tambussi et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Phororhacos affinis Ameghino
2003Psilopterus affinis Alvarenga and Holfing p. 83
2005Psilopterus affinis Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 figs. Table 2
2007Psilopterus affinis Bertelli et al. p. 415 figs. Table 2
2023Psilopterus affinis Tambussi et al. p. 276

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderCariamaeFürbringer 1888
familyPhorusrhacidae()
subfamilyPhorusrhacinaeAmeghino 1899
genusPhororhacosAmeghino 1887
speciesaffinisAmeghino 1899

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.

Phororhacos affinis Ameghino 1899
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Diagnosis
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