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Zygodactylidae
Taxonomy
Zygodactylidae was named by Brodkorb (1971). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004), Mayr (2008); and to Coliiformes by Mayr et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004), Mayr (2008); and to Coliiformes by Mayr et al. (2019).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Zygodactylidae Brodkorb |
| 1977 | Primoscenidae Harrison and Walker p. 45 |
| 1988 | Zygodactylidae Carroll |
| 2004 | Primoscenidae Mayr p. 194 |
| 2004 | Zygodactylidae Mayr p. 194 |
| 2005 | Primoscenidae Mayr p. 319 |
| 2008 | Zygodactylidae Mayr p. 341 |
| 2019 | Zygodactylidae Mayr et al. p. 809 |
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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. †Zygodactylidae Brodkorb 1971
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G. †Primoscens Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Primoscens carolinae Mayr and Kitchener 2022
†Primoscens minutus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. †Primozygodactylus Mayr 1998
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†Primozygodactylus ballmanni Mayr 1998
†Primozygodactylus danielsi Mayr 1998
†Primozygodactylus major Mayr 1998
G. †Quercypsitta Mourer-Chauvire 1992
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†Quercypsitta ivani Mourer-Chauvire 1992
†Quercypsitta sudrei Mourer-Chauvire 1992
G. †Zygodactylus Ballmann 1969
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†Zygodactylus grivensis Ballman 1969
†Zygodactylus ignotus Ballman 1969
†Zygodactylus luberonensis Mayr 2008
Invalid names: Primoscenidae Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the MN 3 or 55.80000 to 16.90000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | United Kingdom (Sussex) | Primoscens minutus (13298) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Primoscens carolinae (224382) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Zygodactylidae indet. (15595) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Eozygodactylus americanus (15853) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Primozygodactylus quintus, Primozygodactylus longibrachium, Primozygodactylus eunjooae, Pseudastur sp., Pseudastur macrocephalus, Primozygodactylus danielsi (22701) | |
| Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) | Quercypsitta sudrei, Quercypsitta ivani (206820) | |
| MP 24 | France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) | Zygodactylus luberonensis (84461) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Bavaria) | Zygodactylus ignotus (68040) |