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Yanornithiformes

Reptilia - Yanornithiformes

Taxonomy
Yanornithiformes was named by Zhou and Zhang (2001).

It was assigned to Ornithurae by Zhou and Zhang (2001).

Subtaxa
Yanornithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Yanornithiformes Zhou and Zhang p. 1258

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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)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—PygostyliaChiappe 2002
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
orderYanornithiformes
orderYanornithiformes

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. †Yanornithiformes Zhou and Zhang 2001
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Fm. †Yanornithidae Zhou and Zhang 2001
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G. †Abitusavis Wang et al. 2020
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†Abitusavis lii Wang et al. 2020
G. †Similiyanornis Wang et al. 2020
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†Similiyanornis brevipectus Wang et al. 2020
G. †Yanornis Zhou and Zhang 2001
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†Yanornis guozhangi Wang et al. 2013
†Yanornis martini Zhou and Zhang 2001
Invalid names: Aberratiodontus Gong et al. 2004 [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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Nei Mongol) Abitusavis lii (79519)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Yanornis guozhangi (92806)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Aberratiodontus wui (79518) Similiyanornis brevipectus (73688) Yanornis martini (85258) Yanornis sp. (55536)