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Eurypygidae

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Eurypygidae

Taxonomy
Eurypygidae was named by Selby (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Eurypygides by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Eurypygiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Eurypygidae Selby
1988Eurypygidae Carroll
2007Eurypygidae Livezey and Zusi p. 91
2014Eurypygidae del Hoyo et al.

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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
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderEurypygae
infraorderEurypygidesSibley et al. 1988
familyEurypygidaeSelby 1840
familyEurypygidaeSelby 1840

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. Eurypygidae Selby 1840
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G. Eurypyga Illiger 1811 [sunbitterns]
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Eurypyga helias Pallas 1781 [sunbittern]
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:13:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:13:19
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Terborgh et al. 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available