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Eleutherornithidae

Osteichthyes - Struthioniformes - Eleutherornithidae

Taxonomy
Eleutherornithidae was named by Wetmore (1951). Its type is Eleutherornis.

It was assigned to Struthioniformes by Wetmore (1960); to Grues by Carroll (1988); and to Palaeognathae by Mayr (2009).

Subtaxa
Entered
by J. Hunter on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2017-01-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Eleutherornithidae Wetmore
1960Eleutherornithidae Wetmore p. 23
1988Eleutherornithidae Carroll
2009Eleutherornithidae Mayr p. 26

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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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
orderStruthioniformesLatham 1790
familyEleutherornithidaeWetmore 1951
familyEleutherornithidaeWetmore 1951

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. †Eleutherornithidae Wetmore 1951
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G. †Proceriavis Harrison and Walker 1979
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Proceriavis martini Harrison and Walker 1979
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: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:08:40
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:08:40
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Witmer and Rose 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available