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Idiornithidae

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes - Idiornithidae

Taxonomy

Idiornithidae was named by Brodkorb (1965).

It was assigned to Gruiformes by Mayr (2005); and to Cariamae by Carroll (1988), Mourer-Chauvire (2013).

Subtaxa

Dynamopterus, Oblitavis, Occitaniavis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1965	Idiornithidae Brodkorb
1988	Idiornithidae Carroll
2005	Idiornithidae Mayr p. 318
2013	Idiornithidae Mourer-Chauvire

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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)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	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)
—	Neoaves	Sibley et al. 1988
—	Terrestrornithes
—	Telmatorae
superorder	Charadriimorphae	Huxley 1867
order	Gruiformes	Bonaparte 1854
suborder	Cariamae	Fürbringer 1888
family	Idiornithidae
family	Idiornithidae

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. †Idiornithidae Brodkorb 1965

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G. †Dynamopterus Milne-Edward 1891

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†Dynamopterus boulei Gaillard 1939

†Dynamopterus gaillardi Cracraft 1973

†Dynamopterus gallicus Milne-Edwards 1891

†Dynamopterus gracilis Milne-Edwards 1892

†Dynamopterus minor Milne-Edwards 1891

†Dynamopterus tuberculatus Peters 1995

†Dynamopterus velox Milne-Edwards 1891

Invalid names: Idiornis cursor Milne-Edwards 1892 [synonym]

G. †Oblitavis Mourer-Chauvire 1983

G. †Occitaniavis Mourer-Chauvire 1983

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: base of the MP 11 to the top of the MP 25 or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
MP 11	48.07 - 41.03	Germany (Hessen)	Dynamopterus sp. (120798) Dynamopterus tuberculatus (22701)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region)	Idiornis gaillardi (12840)
MP 25	27.3 - 23.04	France (Occitanie)	Dynamopterus velox (184214)