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Paraortygidae

Reptilia - Paraortygidae

Taxonomy
Paraortygidae was named by Mourer-Chauviré (1992). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Galliformes by Mayr and Weidig (2004) and Mourer-Chauvire et al. (2015); and to Galliformes by Mayr (2005) and Mayr (2022).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré
2004Paraortygidae Mayr and Weidig p. 216
2005Paraortygidae Mayr p. 318
2015Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauvire et al. p. 272
2022Paraortygidae Mayr p. 55 figs. Fig. 4.8

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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
RankNameAuthor
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
CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyParaortygidaeMourer-Chauviré 1992
familyParaortygidaeMourer-Chauviré 1992

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.

Fm. †Paraortygidae Mourer-Chauviré 1992
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G. †Xorazmortyx Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2019
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Xorazmortyx turkestanensis Zelenkov and Panteleyev 2019
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: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Uintan or 41.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Paraortygidae indet. (208341)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Uzbekistan Xorazmortyx turkestanensis (49137)