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Jungornithidae

Reptilia - Apodiformes - Jungornithidae

Taxonomy
Jungornithidae was named by Karhu (1988). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Mayr (2003).

It was assigned to Apodi by Karhu (1999); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2003), Mayr (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Jungornithidae Karhu
1999Jungornithidae Karhu
2003Jungornithidae Mayr p. 147

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
orderApodiformesPeters 1940
familyJungornithidaeKarhu 1988
familyJungornithidaeKarhu 1988

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. †Jungornithidae Karhu 1988
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G. †Argornis Karhu 1999
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†Argornis caucasicus Karhu 1999
G. †Jungornis Karhu 1988
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†Jungornis tesselatus Karhu 1988
G. †Palescyvus Karhu 1988
G. †Parargornis Mayr 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: MP 11 or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 10 - MP 1156.0 - 41.03France Jungornithidae indet. (183396)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Parargornis messelensis (120036)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Argornis caucasicus (207626)