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Odontopterygiformes

Osteichthyes - Odontopterygiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Odontopterygiformes Howard
1982Odontopterygiformes Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich p. 410
2005Odontopterygiformes Bourdon p. 587
2007Odontopterygiformes Livezey and Zusi p. 90
2010Odontopterygiformes Bourdon et al. p. 4
2023Odontopterygiformes Piro and Acosta Hospitaleche

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderOdontopterygiformesHoward 1957
orderOdontopterygiformesHoward 1957

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.

Or. †Odontopterygiformes Howard 1957
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Fm. †Pelagornithidae Fürbringer 1888
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G. †Caspiodontornis Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich 1982
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†Caspiodontornis kobystanicus Aslanova and Burchak-Abramowich 1982
G. †Cyphornis Cope 1895
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†Cyphornis magnus Cope 1895
G. †Dasornis Owen 1870
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†Dasornis abdoun Bourdon et al. 2010
†Dasornis emuinus Bowerbank 1854
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Invalid names: Argillornis longipennis Owen 1878 [synonym], Dasornis londinensis Owen 1870 [synonym], Neptuniavis miranda Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
†Dasornis toliapica Owen 1873
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Invalid names: Neptuniavis minor Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym]
Invalid names: Argillornis Owen 1878 [synonym], Neptuniavis Harrison and Walker 1977 [synonym], Odontopteryx Owen 1873 [synonym]
G. †Gigantornis Andrews 1916
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†Gigantornis eaglesomei Andrews 1916
G. †Lutetodontopteryx Mayr and Zvonok 2012
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†Lutetodontopteryx tethyensis Mayr and Zvonok 2012
G. †Macrodontopteryx Harrison and Walker 1976
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†Macrodontopteryx oweni Harrison and Walker 1976
G. †Pelagornis Lartet 1857
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†Pelagornis chilensis Mayr and Rubilar-Rogers 2010
†Pelagornis longirostris Spulski 1910
†Pelagornis mauretanicus Mourer-Chauvire and Geraads 2008
†Pelagornis miocaenus Lartet 1857
†Pelagornis sandersi Ksepka 2014
†Pelagornis stirtoni Howard and Warter 1969
Invalid names: Neodontornis Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Tympanonesiotes Hopson 1964 [synonym]
G. †Protodontopteryx Mayr et al. 2021
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†Protodontopteryx ruthae Mayr et al. 2021
Invalid names: Dasornithidae Harrison and Walker 1976 [synonym], Odontopterygidae Lydekker 1891 [synonym], Pseudodontornis longidentata Harrison and Walker 1976 [nomen dubium], Pseudodontornithidae Lambrecht 1933 [synonym]
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: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Gelasian or 61.66000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco Dasornis tolapica (68176)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24New Zealand (South Island) Protodontopteryx ruthae (204719)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Dasornis toliapica (77353)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Nord) Pelagornithidae indet. (68429)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Pseudodontornis tenuirostris (142313)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Odontopteryx sp. (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (100414)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (176084)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Dasornis londinensis, Argillornis longipennis, Neptuniavis miranda, Macrodontopteryx oweni, Odontopteryx toliapica, Pseudodontornis longidentata, Neptuniavis minor (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (West Flanders) Pelagornithidae indet., Dasornis emuinus (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Argillornis longipennis (8050) Lithornis emuinus, Dasornis londinensis, Argillornis longipennis, Macrodontopteryx oweni, Odontopteryx toliapica (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco (Oued Zem) Dasornis emuinus, Dasornis abdoun (35132)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Dasornis taliapica, Dasornis emuinus (83313) Dasornis tolapica, Dasornis emuinus (91363)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (183434)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) Dasornis sp., Odontopteryx toliapica (120885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo Gigantornis sp. (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium (Brussels) Argillornis longipennis (124686)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Baja California Sur) Odontopteryx sp. (87017)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Macrodontopteryx oweni (124457 124685)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (53666)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Nigeria Gigantornis eaglesomei (32906)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara Pelagornis sp. (175734) Pelagornithidae indet. (235061)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Western Sahara Pelagornithidae indet. (159113)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (43030 120887)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Argillornis sp. (75900) Pelagornithidae indet. (75901)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Peru Pelagornithidae indet. (98346)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Pelagornithidae indet. (100410)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pelagornithidae indet. (100475)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Kazakhstan Pelagornithidae indet. (113118)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Fukushima) Pelagornithidae indet. (124785)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) Pelagornis sandersi (188100) Pelagornis sp. (182155) Pseudodontornithidae indet. (45777)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Japan (Fukuoka) Odontopterygiformes indet. (126058)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Cyphornis magnus (125741)
Arikareean - Hemingfordian29.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Osteodontornis sp. (90464)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Japan (Fukuoka) Pelagornithidae indet. (76045)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Pelagornis sandersi (157876)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan Caspiodontornis kobystanicus (45737)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Pelagornis sp. (150594 202095)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (South Carolina) Pseudodontornis longirostris (58453) Tympanonesiotes wetmorei (58452)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Aichi) Osteodontornis sp. (124786)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Gifu) Pelagornithidae indet. (124788)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Pelagornithidae indet. (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) Pelagornis sp. (175185)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Mie) Osteodontornis sp. (91579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Bordeaux) Pelagornis miocaenus (48660)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Pseudodontornis sp. (216962)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan (Saitama) Osteodontornis sp. (56956)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (59059)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Saitama) Osteodontornis sp. (54183)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (46069 121152)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France (Gers) Pelagornis miocaenus (124693)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (124690)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Odontopterygiformes indet. (55920)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Venezuela (Falcon) Pelagornis chilensis (175186)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Portugal Pelagornis miocaenus (54171)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Pelagornis sp. (57700)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Canterbury) Pelagornis miocaenus (124695)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Osteodontornis orri (13300 82517)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis sp. (45486)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru (Arequipa) Pelagornis sp. (45485)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Pelagornithidae indet. (45487)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile Pelagornis sp. (100172)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Pelagornis chilensis (99451)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Peru Pelagornis sp. (46083)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile Pelagornis sp. (100171)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru (Caraveli) Pelagornithidae indet. (46084)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis sp. (13079)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Pelagornis sp. (46167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis chilensis (55535)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pelagornis speciesone, Pelagornis speciestwo (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Iwate) Odontopterygiformes indet. (56300)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Pseudodontornithidae indet. (74658)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) Pelagornithidae indet. (28039)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Pelagornithidae indet., Pelagornis mauretanicus (32052)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Pelagornis sp. (66819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58New Zealand Pseudodontornis stirtoni (176341)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Japan (Shizuoka) Pelagornithidae indet. (98241)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) Pelagornithidae indet. (63884)