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Ralliformes
Taxonomy
Ralliformes was named as an order. It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Ralliformes by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Hay (1930); and to Charadriimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was reranked as the suborder Ralliformes by Hay (1930).
It was assigned to Carinatae by Hay (1930); and to Charadriimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1930 | Ralliformes Hay p. 333 |
| 2007 | Ralliformes Livezey and Zusi p. 92 |
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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.
Or. Ralliformes
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Subor. †Ralli
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Superfm. Ralloidae Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Elaphrocnemus crex Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus gracilis Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus phasianus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Orthocnemus cursor Milne-Edwards 1891
†Orthocnemus major Milne-Edwards 1891
Fm. †Songziidae Hou 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Bartonian or 61.60000 to 38.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Selandian | France (Auvergne) | Songziidae indet., Ralloidea indet. (113685) | |
| Selandian | Belgium | Ralloidea indet. (68431) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | France (Oise) | Ralloidea indet. (166598) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Songziidae indet. (104793) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | China (Hubei) | Songzia acutunguis (209403) Songzia heidangkouensis (35927) | |
| Bartonian | Uzbekistan | Zheroia kurochkini (49137) |