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Palaeocursornithiformes (disused)

Reptilia - Palaeocursornithiformes

Taxonomy
Palaeocursornithiformes was named by Kessler and Jurcsák (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeognathae by Bock and Bühler (1996).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Limnornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák
1985Cursornithiformes Jurcsák and Kessler p. 138
1986Palaeocursornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák p. 290
1996Palaeocursornithiformes Bock and Bühler p. 512

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
orderPalaeocursornithiformesKessler and Jurcsák 1986
orderPalaeocursornithiformesKessler and Jurcsák 1986

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. †Palaeocursornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1986
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Fm. †Palaeocursornithidae Jurcsák and Kessler 1988
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Invalid names: Cursornithidae Kessler and Jurcsák 1985 [replaced], Limnornithidae Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced]
Invalid names: Cursornithiformes Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 [replaced], Limnornithiformes Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available