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Pengornithidae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Pengornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Pengornithidae Wang et al.
2015Pengornithidae Hu et al.
2016Pengornithidae O'Connor et al.

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

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. †Pengornithidae Wang et al. 2014
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G. †Chiappeavis O'Connor et al. 2016
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Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo O'Connor et al. 2016
G. †Eopengornis Wang et al. 2014
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Eopengornis martini Wang et al. 2014
G. †Parapengornis Hu et al. 2015
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Parapengornis eurycaudatus Hu et al. 2015
G. †Pengornis Zhou et al. 2008
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Pengornis houi Zhou et al. 2008
G. †Yuanchuavis Wang et al. 2021
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Yuanchuavis kompsosoura Wang et al. 2021
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: 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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Yuanchuavis kompsosoura (233550)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4China (Hebei) Eopengornis martini (163268)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Pengornis sp. (82783)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Chiappeavis magnapremaxillo (105772) Parapengornis eurycaudatus (169930) Pengornis houi (55536)