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Eremopezidae
Taxonomy
Eremopezinae was named by Rothschild (1911).
It was reranked as the family Eremopezidae by Rasmussen et al. (2001), Mayr (2009).
It was assigned to Aepyornithidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Aves by Rasmussen et al. (2001); and to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2009).
It was reranked as the family Eremopezidae by Rasmussen et al. (2001), Mayr (2009).
It was assigned to Aepyornithidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Aves by Rasmussen et al. (2001); and to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2009).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Eremopezinae Rothschild |
| 1933 | Eremopezinae Lambrecht p. 199 |
| 2001 | Eremopezidae Rasmussen et al. p. 327 |
| 2009 | Eremopezidae Mayr p. 31 |
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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.
Fm. †Eremopezidae Rothschild 1911
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G. †Psammornis Andrews 1911
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†Psammornis libycus Moltoni 1928
†Psammornis rothschildi Andrews 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available