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Sophiornithidae

Reptilia - Strigiformes - Sophiornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré p. 117
1994Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré
2005Sophiornithidae Mayr p. 318

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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
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
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
Dendrornithes
RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familySophiornithidae
familySophiornithidae

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.

Fm. †Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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G. †Palaeobyas Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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Palaeobyas cracrafti Mourer-Chauviré 1987
G. †Palaeotyto Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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Palaeotyto cadurcensis Mourer-Chauviré 1987
G. †Sophiornis Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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Sophiornis quercynus Mourer-Chauviré 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available