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Psittacopedidae

Osteichthyes - Psittacopedidae

Taxonomy
Psittacopedidae was named by Mayr (2015).

It was assigned to Aves by Ksepka et al. (2019); and to Psittacopasseres by Mayr (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Psittacopedidae Mayr
2019Psittacopedidae Ksepka et al.
2022Psittacopedidae Mayr p. 179 figs. Fig. 7.1

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
familyPsittacopedidaeMayr 2015
familyPsittacopedidaeMayr 2015

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. †Psittacopedidae Mayr 2015
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G. †Eofringillirostrum Ksepka et al. 2019
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†Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi Ksepka et al. 2019
†Eofringillirostrum parvulum Ksepka et al. 2019
G. †Parapsittacopes Mayr 2020
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G. †Psittacomimus Mayr and Kitchener 2022
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†Psittacomimus eos Mayr and Kitchener 2022
G. †Psittacopes Mayr and Daniels 1998
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†Psittacopes lepidus Mayr and Daniels 1998
†Psittacopes occidentalis Mayr and Kitchener 2022
G. †Pumiliornis Mayr 1999
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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: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the MP 11 or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Pumiliornis sp. (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Eofringillirostrum boudreauxi (200465)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Parapsittacopes bergdahli, Psittacopes occidentalis (224382) Psittacomimus eos (227361)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Eofringillirostrum parvulum (22701) Pumiliornis tessellatus (120798)