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Cladornithidae

Osteichthyes - Pelecaniformes - Cladornithidae

Taxonomy
Cladornithidae was named by Ameghino. Its type is Cladornis.

It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Lambrecht (1933); and to Cladornithes by Wetmore (1960).

Subtaxa
Cladornis (type genus), Cruschedula

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Cruschedulidae Ameghino p. 8
1933Cladornithidae Lambrecht p. 238
1960Cladornithidae Wetmore p. 25

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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
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
suborderCladornithes
familyCladornithidaeAmeghino
familyCladornithidaeAmeghino

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. †Cladornithidae Ameghino
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G. †Cladornis Ameghino 1895
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Cladornis pachypus Ameghino 1894
G. †Cruschedula Ameghino 1899
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Cruschedula revola Ameghino 1899
Invalid names: Cruschedulidae Ameghino 1899 [synonym]
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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:27
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:27
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina Cladornis pachypus, Cruschedula revola (74644)