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Apodiformes (swift)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Taxonomy
Apodiformes was named by Peters (1940). It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Apodiformes by Mayr (2005).

It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988); to Aves by Dyke (2001); to Aves by Mayr (2004); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Cypselomorphae by Mayr (2005), Livezey and Zusi (2007) and Ksepka et al. (2013); to Neoaves by Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Strisores by Mayr (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Apodiformes Peters
1960Apodiformes Wetmore p. 29
1988Apodiformes Carroll
2001Apodiformes Dyke
2004Apodiformes Mayr p. 861
2005Apodiformes Mayr p. 319
2007Apodiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2013Apodiformes Ksepka et al.
2020Apodiformes Worthy and Nguyen p. 83
2022Apodiformes Mayr p. 100 figs. Fig. 6.5

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
orderApodiformesPeters 1940
orderApodiformesPeters 1940

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.

Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Fm. †Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891
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G. †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
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†Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891
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Invalid names: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Aegialornis germanicus Mlikovsky 2002
†Aegialornis leehnardti Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Tachyornis Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cypselavus Gaillard 1908
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†Cypselavus gaillardi Ennouchi 1930
†Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908
†Cypselavus intermedius Gaillard 1939
G. †Mesogiornis Mlikovsky 2002
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†Mesogiornis wetmorei Collins 1976
Subor. †Apodi
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G. †Primapus Harrison and Walker 1975
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†Primapus lacki Harrison and Walker 1975
Fm. †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
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G. †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
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†Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al. 2013
†Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984
Fm. †Jungornithidae Karhu 1988
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G. †Argornis Karhu 1999
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†Argornis caucasicus Karhu 1999
G. †Jungornis Karhu 1988
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†Jungornis tesselatus Karhu 1988
G. †Palescyvus Karhu 1988
G. †Parargornis Mayr 2003
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G. †Scaniacypselus Harrison 1984
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†Scaniacypselus szarskii Peters 1985
†Scaniacypselus wardi Harrison 1984
Invalid names: Hemiprocni Livezey and Zusi 2007 [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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Chattian or 55.80000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Sussex) Primapus lacki (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Apodiformes indet. (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Primapus lacki (8050 13299 178051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eocypselus vincenti (84460)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Eocypselidae indet. (15595)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Eocypselus rowei (15664)
MP 10 - MP 1155.8 - 40.4France Jungornithidae indet. (183396)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Parargornis messelensis (120036)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Argornis caucasicus (207626)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Aegialornis gallicus, Aegialornis wetmorei (12840)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Cypselavus gallicus (12841)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Cypselavus gallicus (12850)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Cypselavus gallicus (184215)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Cypselavus gallicus (160864)