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Ichthyornithidae (disused)

Reptilia - Ichthyornithidae

Taxonomy

Ichthyornidae was named by Marsh (1873). It is not extant. Its type is Ichthyornis.

It was corrected as Ichthyornithidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Carroll (1988), Parris and Echols (1992), Tokaryk et al. (1997), Elzanowski et al. (2001), Livezey and Zusi (2007).

It was assigned to Ichthyornithes by Marsh (1873), Marsh (1873); to Pteropappi by Hay (1902); to Ichthyornithiformes by Hay (1930); to Pedeticosauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Ichthyornithiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Parris and Echols (1992), Tokaryk et al. (1997), Elzanowski et al. (2001), Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Synonyms

Pelagodornithidae was named by Wetmore (1962) [almost certainly a lapsus calami for "Plegadornithidae" but this is the original spelling.].

It was replaced with Angelinornithidae by Kashin (1972); it was synonymized subjectively with Ichthyornithidae by Olson (1975); it was corrected as Plegadornithidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

It was assigned to Pelagodornithoidea by Wetmore (1962); and to Ciconiae by Thurmond and Jones (1981).
Angelinornithidae was named by Kashin (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ichthyornithidae by Olson (1975).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1873	Ichthyornidae Marsh p. 74
1902	Ichthyornithidae Hay p. 519
1930	Ichthyornithidae Hay p. 281
1933	Ichthyornithidae Lambrecht p. 579
1940	Ichthyornithidae Wetmore p. 4
1956	Ichthyornithidae Wetmore p. 5
1960	Ichthyornithidae Wetmore p. 23
1962	Pelagodornithidae Wetmore p. 3
1972	Angelinornithidae Kashin
1981	Plegadornithidae Thurmond and Jones p. 164
1988	Ichthyornithidae Carroll
1992	Ichthyornithidae Parris and Echols
1997	Ichthyornithidae Tokaryk et al. p. 175
2001	Ichthyornithidae Elzanowski et al. p. 718
2007	Ichthyornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Avialae
—	Ornithothoraces
—	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae
—	Ichthyornithes	()
family	Ichthyornithidae	()
family	Ichthyornithidae	()

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. †Ichthyornithidae Marsh 1873

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Invalid names: Angelinornithidae Kashin 1972 [synonym], Plegadornithidae Wetmore 1962 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available