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Eurypygiformes

Reptilia - Eurypygiformes

Taxonomy
Eurypygiformes was named by Hackett et al. (2008). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Neornithes by Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eurypygiformes Hackett et al.
2014Eurypygiformes del Hoyo et al.
2017Eurypygiformes Clements 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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderEurypygiformesHackett et al. 2008
orderEurypygiformesHackett et al. 2008

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. Eurypygiformes Hackett et al. 2008
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Fm. Rhynochetidae Newton 1868
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G. Rhynochetos Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [kagu]
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Rhynochetos jubatus Verreaux and Des Murs 1860 [kagu]
Rhynochetos orarius Balouet and Olson 1989 [lowland kagu]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available