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Cypselomorphae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Cypselomorphae was named by Huxley (1867). It is extant.

It was assigned to Incessores by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Strisores by Ksepka et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Apodiformes, Protocypselomorphus
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2007-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Cypselomorphae Huxley
2007Cypselomorphae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2013Cypselomorphae Ksepka et al.

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867

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.

Superor. Cypselomorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Apodiformes Peters 1940 [swift]
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Fm. †Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891
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G. †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
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†Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891
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Invalid names: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Aegialornis germanicus Mlikovsky 2002
†Aegialornis leehnardti Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Tachyornis Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cypselavus Gaillard 1908
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†Cypselavus gaillardi Ennouchi 1930
†Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908
†Cypselavus intermedius Gaillard 1939
G. †Mesogiornis Mlikovsky 2002
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†Mesogiornis wetmorei Collins 1976
Subor. †Apodi
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G. †Primapus Harrison and Walker 1975
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†Primapus lacki Harrison and Walker 1975
Fm. †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
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G. †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
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†Eocypselus rowei Ksepka et al. 2013
†Eocypselus vincenti Harrison 1984
Fm. †Jungornithidae Karhu 1988
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G. †Argornis Karhu 1999
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†Argornis caucasicus Karhu 1999
G. †Jungornis Karhu 1988
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†Jungornis tesselatus Karhu 1988
G. †Palescyvus Karhu 1988
G. †Parargornis Mayr 2003
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G. †Scaniacypselus Harrison 1984
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†Scaniacypselus szarskii Peters 1985
†Scaniacypselus wardi Harrison 1984
Invalid names: Hemiprocni Livezey and Zusi 2007 [empty]
G. †Protocypselomorphus Mayr 2005
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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, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Eocypselus rowei (15664)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Primapus lacki (8050 13299 178051)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Sussex) Primapus lacki (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Primapus lacki (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (West Flanders) Apodiformes indet. (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Eocypselus vincenti (84460)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Eocypselidae indet. (15595)
MP 10 - MP 1156.0 - 41.03France Jungornithidae indet. (183396)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Parargornis messelensis (120036) Protocypselomorphus manfredkelleri (120798)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Aegialornis gallicus, Aegialornis wetmorei (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Argornis caucasicus (187028)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Cypselavus gallicus (12850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Cypselavus gallicus (12841)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Cypselavus gallicus (160864)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04France Cypselavus gallicus (184215)