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Palaeoscinidae

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Palaeoscinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoscinidae was named by Howard (1957). Its type is Palaeoscinis.

It was assigned to Oscines by Howard (1957); to Passeres by Wetmore (1960); and to Passeriformes by Carroll (1988).

Subtaxa
Palaeoscinis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Palaeoscinidae Howard p. 15
1960Palaeoscinidae Wetmore p. 31
1988Palaeoscinidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
suborderPasseres
familyPalaeoscinidae
familyPalaeoscinidae

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. †Palaeoscinidae Howard 1957
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G. †Palaeoscinis Howard 1957
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Howard 1957Sternum with long, slender manubrium, and short sternal notch bordered by broad posterior lateral process; scapula with broad blade near the articulation; humerus lacking undercut below head, head bent anconally and pectoral crest high proximally with respect to head, pectoral crest flaring proximally and distally and depressed in middle. Other characters as for the type species so long as it remains the sole representative of the family.