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Trogonomorphae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Trogonomorphae was named by Livezey and Zusi (2007). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Trogonomorphae Livezey and Zusi

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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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—Trogones
superorderTrogonomorphae
superorderTrogonomorphae

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. Trogonomorphae Livezey and Zusi 2007
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Or. Coliiformes Murie 1872 [mousebird]
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Fm. Coliidae Swainson 1837
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G. †Celericolius Ksepka and Clarke 2010
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†Celericolius acriala Ksepka and Clarke 2010
G. †Chascacocolius Houde and Olson 1992
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†Chascacocolius oscitans Houde and Olson 1992
G. Colius Brisson 1760 [mousebird]
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Colius castanotus Verreaux and Verreaux 1855 [Red-backed mousebird]
Colius colius Linnaeus 1766 [White-backed mousebird]
Colius leucocephalus Reichenow 1879 [White-headed mousebird]
Colius striatus Gmelin 1789 [speckled mousebird]
G. †Limnatornis Milne-Edwards 1870
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†Limnatornis paludicola Milne-Edwards 1871
G. †Masillacolius Mayr and Peters 1998
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†Masillacolius brevidactylus Mayr and Peters 1998
G. †Oligocolius Mayr 2000
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G. †Primocolius Mourer-Chauviré 1988
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†Primocolius minor Mourer-Chauviré 1988
†Primocolius sigei Mourer-Chauviré 1988
G. †Selmes Peters 1999
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†Selmes absurdipes Peters 1999
G. Urocolius Bonaparte 1854 [mousebird]
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†Urocolius archiaci Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Picus consobrinus Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
Urocolius indicus Latham 1790 [Red-faced mousebird]
Urocolius macrourus Linnaeus 1766 [Blue-naped mousebird]
G. †Eocolius Dyke and Waterhouse 2001
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†Eocolius walkeri Dyke and Waterhouse 2001
G. †Palaeospiza Allen 1878
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†Palaeospiza bella Allen 1878
Invalid names: Colii Gadow 1892 [empty]
Or. †Sandcoleiformes Houde and Olson 1992
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Fm. †Sandcoleidae Houde and Olson 1992
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G. †Anneavis Houde and Olson 1992
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†Anneavis anneae Houde and Olson 1992
G. †Eobucco Feduccia and Martin 1976
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†Eobucco brodkorbi Feduccia and Martin 1976
G. †Eoglaucidium Fischer 1987
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†Eoglaucidium palias Fischer 1987
G. †Sandcoleus Houde and Olson 1992
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†Sandcoleus copiosus Houde and Olson 1992
G. †Tsidiiyazhi Ksepka et al. 2017
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†Tsidiiyazhi abini Ksepka et al. 2017
Or. Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [trogon]
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Fm. Trogonidae Lesson 1828
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G. Apaloderma Swainson 1833
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†Apaloderma gallica Milne-Edwards 1871
G. †Eotrogon Mayr et al. 2023
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†Eotrogon stenorhynchus Mayr et al. 2023
G. Harpactes Swainson 1833 [trogons]
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Harpactes erythrocephalus Gould 1834 [Red-headed trogon]
G. †Paratrogon Lambrecht 1933
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†Paratrogon gallicus Milne-Edwards 1871
G. Pharomachrus de la Llave 1832 [quetzal]
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Pharomachrus mocinno de la Llave 1832 [Resplendent quetzal]
G. †Primotrogon Mayr 1999
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†Primotrogon pumilio Mayr 2005
G. Priotelus Gray 1840
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Priotelus roseigaster Vieillot 1817 [Hispaniolan trogon]
Invalid names: Temnotrogon Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. †Septentrogon Kristoffersen 2002
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†Septentrogon madseni Kristoffersen 2002
G. Trogon Brisson 1760 [trogon]
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Trogon massena Gould 1838 [Slaty-tailed trogon]
Trogon melanurus Swainson 1838 [Black-tailed trogon]
Trogon violaceus Gmelin 1788 [Violaceous trogon]
Trogon viridis Linnaeus 1766 [Green-backed trogon]
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 Torrejonian to the top of the Holocene or 63.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 60.9 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Tsidiiyazhi abini (187009)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Eobucco sp. (133237)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Eocolius walkeri (85229)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Eotrogon stenorhynchus (227361)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eoglaucidium sp., Chascacocolius oscitans (84460) Septentrogon madseni (67711)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Celericolius acriala (224383)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Trogoniformes indet. (15595)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Primotrogon pumilio, Selmes absurdipes, Chascacocolius cacicirostris (120798) Selmes absurdipes (138656)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Eobucco brodkorbi (81458)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Primocolius sigei (12840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Palaeospiza bella (112320)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Coliidae indet. (31748)
MP 22 - MP 2433.9 - 28.4France Primotrogon wintersteini (74638)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Primotrogon sp., Oligocolius brevitarsus (68021)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Oligocolius psittacocephalon (71942)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa Colius hendeyi (22224)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Coliidae indet. (172914)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Colius hendeyi (22221 22227)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Colius striatus (22617)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Temnotrogon roseigaster (194485)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Priotelus roseigaster (194483)