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Elsornis (sand bird)
Taxonomy
Elsornis was named by Chiappe et al. (2007). Its type is Elsornis keni.
It was assigned to Enantiornithes by Chiappe et al. (2007); to Euenantiornithes by Cau and Arduini (2008); and to Enantiornithes by O'Connor and Zelenkov (2013), Zhang et al. (2014), Wang et al. (2014), O'Connor et al. (2014), Wang et al. (2014) and Wang and Liu (2015).
It was assigned to Enantiornithes by Chiappe et al. (2007); to Euenantiornithes by Cau and Arduini (2008); and to Enantiornithes by O'Connor and Zelenkov (2013), Zhang et al. (2014), Wang et al. (2014), O'Connor et al. (2014), Wang et al. (2014) and Wang and Liu (2015).
Species
E. keni (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Elsornis Chiappe et al. p. 194 |
2008 | Elsornis Cau and Arduini |
2013 | Elsornis O'Connor and Zelenkov |
2014 | Elsornis O'Connor et al. |
2014 | Elsornis Wang et al. |
2014 | Elsornis Wang et al. |
2014 | Elsornis Zhang et al. |
2015 | Elsornis Wang and Liu |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |