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Hesperornithiformes
Taxonomy
Hesperornithiformes was named by Fürbringer (1888) [also attributed to Sharpe 1899]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Odontoholcae by Martin and Tate (1976), Martin (1984); to Coelurosauria by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Ornithurae by Chatterjee (1991); to Odontornithes by Kurochkin (2000); to Odontognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988), Elzanowski et al. (2001); to Aves by Sepkoski (2002); to Odontoholomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Ornithurae by Chiappe and Calvo (1994), Padian (2004), Clarke et al. (2005), Martin and Cordes-Person (2007), Wang et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Odontoholcae by Martin and Tate (1976), Martin (1984); to Coelurosauria by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Ornithurae by Chatterjee (1991); to Odontornithes by Kurochkin (2000); to Odontognathae by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988), Elzanowski et al. (2001); to Aves by Sepkoski (2002); to Odontoholomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Ornithurae by Chiappe and Calvo (1994), Padian (2004), Clarke et al. (2005), Martin and Cordes-Person (2007), Wang et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1888 | Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer |
| 1940 | Hesperornithiformes Wetmore p. 3 |
| 1956 | Hesperornithiformes Wetmore p. 4 |
| 1960 | Hesperornithiformes Wetmore p. 23 |
| 1976 | Hesperornithiformes Martin and Tate, Jr. p. 36 |
| 1984 | Hesperornithiformes Martin p. 146 |
| 1988 | Hesperornithiformes Carroll |
| 1989 | Hesperornithiformes Gauthier et al. p. 348 |
| 1991 | Hesperornithiformes Chatterjee p. 328 |
| 1994 | Hesperornithiformes Chiappe and Calvo p. 239 fig. 1 |
| 2000 | Hesperornithiformes Kurochkin p. 544 |
| 2001 | Hesperornithiformes Elzanowski et al. p. 712 |
| 2002 | Hesperornithiformes Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Hesperornithiformes Padian p. 213 |
| 2005 | Hesperornithiformes Clarke et al. p. 307 |
| 2007 | Hesperornithiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
| 2007 | Hesperornithiformes Martin and Cordes-Person p. 229 |
| 2014 | Hesperornithiformes Wang 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.
Or. †Hesperornithiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. †Baptornithidae American Ornithologists' Union 1910
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G. †Baptornis Marsh 1877
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†Baptornis advenus Marsh 1877
Invalid names: Parascaniornis Lambrecht 1933 [synonym], Parascaniornis stensioei Lambrecht 1933 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Brodavidae Martin et al. 2012
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G. †Brodavis Martin et al. 2012
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†Brodavis americanus Martin et al. 2012
†Brodavis baileyi Martin et al. 2012
†Brodavis mongoliensis Martin et al. 2012
†Brodavis varneri Martin and Cordes-Person 2007
G. †Enaliornis Seeley 1876
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†Enaliornis barretti Seeley 1866
†Enaliornis sedgwicki Seeley 1869
†Enaliornis seeleyi Galton and Martin 2002
†Enaliornis segdwicki Seeley 1869
Invalid names: Pelagornis Seeley 1866 [replaced]
Unr. †Hesperornithidae Marsh 1872
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G. †Asiahesperornis Nessov and Prizemlin 1991
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†Asiahesperornis bazhanovi Nessov and Prizemlin 1991
G. †Hesperornis Marsh 1872
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†Hesperornis altus Marsh 1893
†Hesperornis bairdi Martin and Lim 2002
†Hesperornis chowi Martin and Lim 2002
†Hesperornis crassipes Marsh 1876
†Hesperornis gracilis Marsh 1876
†Hesperornis lumgairi Aotsuka and Sato 2016
†Hesperornis macdonaldi Martin and Lim 2002
†Hesperornis mengeli Martin and Lim 2002
†Hesperornis montanus Shufeldt 1915
†Hesperornis regalis Marsh 1872
†Hesperornis rossicus Nessov and Yarkov 1993
Invalid names: Coniornis Marsh 1893 [synonym], Hargeria Lucas 1903 [synonym], Lestornis Marsh 1876 [synonym]
Invalid names: Asiahesperornithinae Nessov and Prizemlin 1991 [empty]
G. †Pasquiaornis Tokaryk et al. 1997
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†Pasquiaornis hardiei Tokaryk et al. 1997
†Pasquiaornis tankei Tokaryk et al. 1997
Invalid names: Enaliornithidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available