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Gansuiformes
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).
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
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Gansuiformes Hou and Liu p. 1300 |
| 1997 | Gansuiformes Hou p. 103 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Hou and Z. Liu 1984 | Same characters with the only known family, Gansuidae. |
Measurements
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| 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 |
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| Early/Lower Aptian | China (Inner Mongolia) | Ornithuromorpha indet. (193940) | |
| Aptian | China (Gansu) | Gansus yumenensis (62293) | |
| Aptian | China (Inner Mongolia) | Khinganornis sp. (224092) | |
| Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Iteravis huchzermenyeri, Changzuiornis ahgmi, Gansus zheni (135798) Shuilingornis angelai (105772) |