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Physornis
Taxonomy
Physornis was named by Ameghino (1895). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Brontornithidae by Lambrecht (1933), Mourer-Chauviré (1981); to Brontornithinae by Alvarenga and Holfing (2003), Gould and Quitmyer (2005), Bertelli et al. (2007); and to Phorusrhacidae by Carroll (1988), Tambussi et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Brontornithidae by Lambrecht (1933), Mourer-Chauviré (1981); to Brontornithinae by Alvarenga and Holfing (2003), Gould and Quitmyer (2005), Bertelli et al. (2007); and to Phorusrhacidae by Carroll (1988), Tambussi et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Physornis Ameghino |
| 1933 | Physornis Lambrecht p. 513 |
| 1981 | Physornis Mourer-Chauviré p. 643 |
| 1988 | Physornis Carroll |
| 2003 | Physornis Alvarenga and Holfing p. 66 |
| 2005 | Physornis Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 |
| 2007 | Physornis Bertelli et al. p. 415 figs. Table 2 |
| 2023 | Physornis Tambussi et al. p. 276 |
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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.
G. †Physornis Ameghino 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Witmer and Rose 1991 | |||||