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Eocypselidae
Taxonomy
Eocypselidae was named by Harrison (1984).
It was assigned to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Ksepka et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005); and to Apodiformes by Mayr (2005), Ksepka et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Eocypselidae Harrison |
| 2005 | Eocypselidae Mayr p. 318 |
| 2013 | Eocypselidae Ksepka 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. †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
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G. †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
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†Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al. 2013
†Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Eocypselidae indet. (15595) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Eocypselus rowei (15664) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Eocypselus vincenti (84460) |