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Sylphornithidae
Taxonomy
Sylphornithidae was named by Mourer-Chauviré (1988) [Sylphornis is the Type genus]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Passerimorphae by Mayr (2004); and to Piciformes by Mayr (2005), Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Sylphornithidae Mourer-Chauviré p. 41 |
| 2004 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 194 |
| 2005 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 319 |
| 2022 | Sylphornithidae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Belgium | Oligosylphe mourerchauvireae (31748) |