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Yanornithidae
Taxonomy
Yanornithidae was named by Zhou and Zhang (2001).
It was assigned to Yanornithiformes by Zhou and Zhang (2001); and to Ornithuromorpha by Wang et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Yanornithiformes by Zhou and Zhang (2001); and to Ornithuromorpha by Wang et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Yanornithidae Zhou and Zhang p. 1258 |
| 2020 | Yanornithidae 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.
Fm. †Yanornithidae Zhou and Zhang 2001
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G. †Yanornis Zhou and Zhang 2001
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†Yanornis guozhangi Wang et al. 2013
†Yanornis martini Zhou and Zhang 2001
Invalid names: Aberratiodontus Gong et al. 2004 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.00000 to 122.46000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Yanornis guozhangi (92806) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Nei Mongol) | Abitusavis lii (79519) | |
| Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Aberratiodontus wui (79518) Similiyanornis brevipectus (73688) Yanornis martini (85258) Yanornis sp. (55536) |