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Phoenicopteri

Osteichthyes - Ciconiiformes

Taxonomy
Phoenicopteri was named by Furbringer. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Phoenicopteri by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911); it was reranked as the suborder Phoenicopteri by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Brodkorb (1963), Brunet (1970).

It was assigned to Ciconiiformes by Zittel (1890), Jaekel (1911); to Ciconiiformes by Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956), Wetmore (1960), Brodkorb (1963); and to Ardeiformes by Brunet (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Phoenicopteri Zittel p. 839
1911Phoenicopteri Jaekel p. 178
1933Phoenicopteri Lambrecht p. 333
1940Phoenicopteri Wetmore p. 18
1956Phoenicopteri Wetmore p. 23
1960Phoenicopteri Wetmore p. 25
1963Phoenicopteri Brodkorb p. 60
1970Phoenicopteri Brunet p. 18

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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
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderCiconiiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderPhoenicopteri(Furbringer)
suborderPhoenicopteri(Furbringer)

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.

Subor. Phoenicopteri Furbringer
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G. †Scaniornis Dames 1890
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Fm. †Torotigidae Brodkorb 1963
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G. †Gallornis Lambrecht 1931
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†Gallornis straeleni Lambrecht 1931
Invalid names: Agnopteridae Lambrecht 1933 [empty]
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: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Gallornis straeleni (61563)