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Sophiornithidae
Taxonomy
Sophiornithidae was named by Mourer-Chauviré (1987).
It was assigned to Strigiformes by Mourer-Chauviré (1987) and Mourer-Chauviré (1994); and to Strigiformes by Mayr (2005).
It was assigned to Strigiformes by Mourer-Chauviré (1987) and Mourer-Chauviré (1994); and to Strigiformes by Mayr (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1987 | Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré p. 117 |
1994 | Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré |
2005 | Sophiornithidae Mayr p. 318 |
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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.
Fm. †Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Marsh 1875 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.20000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene | France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) | Palaeobyas cracrafti, Sophiornis quercynus, Palaeotyto cadurcencis (179194) |