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Oriolidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Oriolidae

Taxonomy

Oriolidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Passeri by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Subtaxa

Longmornis, Oriolus, Turnagra

Synonyms

Turnagridae was named by Buller (1888).

It was synonymized subjectively with Oriolidae by Clements et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Aves by Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1825	Oriolidae Vigors
1888	Turnagridae Buller
2003	Turnagridae Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 453
2017	Oriolidae Clements et al.
2020	Oriolidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 98

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Saurischia	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
—	Neognathae	(Pycraft 1900)
order	Passeriformes	Linnaeus 1758
family	Oriolidae	Vigors 1825
family	Oriolidae	Vigors 1825

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. Oriolidae Vigors 1825

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G. †Longmornis Boles 1999

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†Longmornis robustirostrata Boles 1999

G. Oriolus Linnaeus 1766

G. †Turnagra Lesson 1837

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†Turnagra capensis Sparrman 1787 [South Island piopio]

Invalid names: Turnagridae Buller 1888 [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:

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, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (17 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	New Zealand (South Island)	Turnagra capensis (87814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene	0.129 - 0.0	New Zealand	Turnagra capensis (182103 182104)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	New Zealand	Turnagra capensis (100554 194618 194619 195151)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	New Zealand (South Island)	Turnagra capensis (215389 215392 215403 215415 215416 215419 215420 215421 215580 215583)