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Phaethontiformes

Reptilia - Phaethontiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Phaethontes Sharpe
1933Phaetontes Lambrecht p. 276
1985Phaethontes Olson p. 193
1988Phaethontes Carroll
2005Phaethontiformes Bourdon et al. p. 167
2007Phaethontes Livezey and Zusi p. 91
2014Phaethontiformes del Hoyo et al.
2016Phaethontiformes Mayr and Scofield p. 2

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderPhaethontiformes(Sharpe 1891)
orderPhaethontiformes(Sharpe 1891)

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. Phaethontiformes Sharpe 1891
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G. †Clymenoptilon Mayr et al. 2023
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†Clymenoptilon novaezealandicum Mayr et al. 2023
Fm. Phaethontidae Brandt 1831 [tropicbird]
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G. †Heliadornis Olson 1985
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†Heliadornis ashbyi Olson 1985
†Heliadornis paratethydicus Mlíkovský 1997
G. Phaethon Linnaeus 1758
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Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus 1758 [red-billed tropicbird]
Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 [white-tailed tropicbird]
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert 1783 [red-tailed tropicbird]
G. †Proplegadis Harrison and Walker 1971
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†Proplegadis fisheri Harrison and Walker 1971
G. †Phaethusavis Bourdon et al. 2008
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†Phaethusavis pelagicus Bourdon et al. 2008
Fm. †Prophaethontidae Harrison and Walker 1976
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G. †Lithoptila Bourdon 2005
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†Lithoptila abdounensis Bourdon 2005
G. †Prophaethon Andrews 1899
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†Prophaethon shrubsolei Andrews 1899
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 Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 58.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (92 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand (South Island) Clymenoptilon novaezealandicum (203390)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (214848)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (86295)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) Prophaethon sp. (109023)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Prophaethon sp. (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco (Oued Zem) Phaethusavis pelagicus (35132)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Lithoptila abdounensis (214840)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Prophaethon shrubsolei (85229)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Prophaethon shrubsolei, Proplegadis fisheri (215472)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium (Vlaams-Brabant) Prophaethontidae indet. (38719)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Heliadornis ashbyi (70826)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Belgium Heliadornis ashbyi (215622)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles (Aldabra) Phaethon rubricauda (192429 192430)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands Phaethon lepturus (209852)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Phaethon lepturus (208862)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Micronesia, Federated States of Phaethon lepturus (194650)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Phaethon lepturus (194757 194758 194762 194764 194765)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Phaethon lepturus (194622 194623 194624 194645 194647 194648)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Saint Helena Phaethon aethereus (176075 194221 194236 194290 194291)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Phaethon sp., Phaethon rubricauda (194995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Phaethon lepturus (194031 194171)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Phaethon lepturus (210538 210539)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bermuda Phaethon lepturus (82260)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Phaethon lepturus (209729 209730 209738 209739 209740 209741 209742 209744 209745)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Phaethon lepturus (193851 193852 193853 193862 193863 193864 193865)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Phaethon lepturus (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Phaethon lepturus (193992 193994)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Phaethon lepturus (209060 209062 209064 209065 209066 209096) Phaethon lepturus, Phaethon rubricauda (209067)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Phaethon lepturus (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Pitcairn Phaethon rubricauda (193762 193763 193764 193786 193787 193788 193789 193790 193791 193792 193793)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Phaethon lepturus (194675 198017 198021 198024 198025 198026) Phaethon lepturus, Phaethon rubricauda (198009 198010 198023) Phaethon rubricauda (194673 231175 231176 231177 231179 231181)