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Taxonomy
Metornithes was named by Perle et al. (1993). It was considered monophyletic by Ji et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Ornithothoraces by Perle et al. (1993); to Aves by Chiappe et al. (1996); to Avialae by Perle et al. (1994), Novas (1996) and Novas (1997); to Aves by Forster et al. (1996), Ji et al. (1999) and Holtz (2000); and to Maniraptora by Novas and Agnolin (2004).
It was assigned to Ornithothoraces by Perle et al. (1993); to Aves by Chiappe et al. (1996); to Avialae by Perle et al. (1994), Novas (1996) and Novas (1997); to Aves by Forster et al. (1996), Ji et al. (1999) and Holtz (2000); and to Maniraptora by Novas and Agnolin (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Metornithes Perle et al. p. 623 |
| 1994 | Metornithes Perle et al. p. 3 |
| 1996 | Metornithes Chiappe et al. p. 560 fig. 2 |
| 1996 | Metornithes Forster et al. p. 532 |
| 1996 | Metornithes Novas p. 676 fig. 1 |
| 1997 | Metornithes Novas p. 141 |
| 1999 | Metornithes Ji et al. p. 5 |
| 2000 | Metornithes Holtz, Jr. pp. 36-37 fig. 5 |
| 2004 | Metornithes Novas and Agnolin p. 62 |
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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.
Unr. †Metornithes Perle et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available