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Gansuiformes

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Gansuiformes was named by Hou and Liu (1984).

It was assigned to Aves by Hou and Liu (1984); and to Ornithurae by Hou (1997).

Subtaxa
Entered
by R. Benson on 2011-09-19; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Gansuiformes Hou and Liu p. 1300
1997Gansuiformes Hou p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
Gansuiformes
Gansuiformes

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.

Unr. †Gansuiformes Hou and Liu 1984
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Fm. †Gansuidae Hou and Liu 1984
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G. †Changzuiornis Huang et al. 2018
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Changzuiornis ahgmi Huang et al. 2018
G. †Gansus Hou and Liu 1984
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Gansus yumenensis Hou and Liu 1984
Gansus zheni Liu et al. 2014
G. †Iteravis Zhou et al. 2014
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Iteravis huchzermeyeri Zhou et al. 2014
G. †Khinganornis Wang et al. 2020
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Khinganornis hulunbuirensis Wang et al. 2020
G. †Shuilingornis Wang et al. 2025
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Shuilingornis angelai Wang et al. 2025
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Hou and Z. Liu 1984Same characters with the only known family, Gansuidae.
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: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57China (Inner Mongolia) Ornithuromorpha indet. (193940)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Gansu) Gansus yumenensis (62293)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Inner Mongolia) Khinganornis sp. (224092)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) Iteravis huchzermenyeri, Changzuiornis ahgmi, Gansus zheni (135798) Shuilingornis angelai (105772)