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Eurypygae

Reptilia - Theropoda

Taxonomy
Eurypygae is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gruiformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Eurypygae Livezey and Zusi p. 91

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

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.

Subor. Eurypygae
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Infraor. Eurypygides Sibley 1988
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Fm. Eurypygidae Selby 1840
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G. Eurypyga Illiger 1811 [sunbitterns]
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Eurypyga helias Pallas 1781 [sunbittern]
Infraor. Rhynochetides Sharpe 1891
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Subfm. Aptornithinae Bonaparte 1856
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G. †Aptornis Mantell 1848
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†Aptornis defossor Owen 1871
†Aptornis otidiformes Owen 1844
†Aptornis proasciarostratus Worthy et al. 2011
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 19.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Aptornis proasciarostratus (153884) Aptornithidae indet. (73690)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Aptornis sp. (182833)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Aptornis defossor (215381 215392 215403 215405 215411 215412 215553 215582 215611 215617)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Aptornis defossor (100554)