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Gastornithiformes

Reptilia - Gastornithiformes

Taxonomy
Gastornithiformes was named by Stejneger (1885).

It was assigned to Aves by Martin (1992) and Bourdon et al. (2014); and to Galloanseres by Worthy et al. (2017) and Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Gastornithiformes Stejneger
1992Gastornithiformes Martin
2014Gastornithiformes Bourdon et al. p. 176
2017Gastornithiformes Worthy et al.
2020Gastornithiformes Worthy and Nguyen p. 72

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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)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
orderGastornithiformesStejneger 1885
orderGastornithiformesStejneger 1885

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. †Gastornithiformes Stejneger 1885
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Subor. †Gastornithes Cope 1889
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Fm. †Gastornithidae Furbringer 1888
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G. †Gastornis Hébert 1855
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†Gastornis edwardsi Lemoine 1878
†Gastornis giganteus Cope 1876
†Gastornis laurenti Mourer-Chauviré and Bourdon 2020
†Gastornis minor Lemoine 1878
†Gastornis parisiensis Hébert 1855
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Invalid names: Gastornis edwardsii Lemoine 1878 [synonym], Gastornis klaasseni Newton 1885 [synonym]
†Gastornis russelli Martin 1992
G. †Zhongyuanus Hou 1980
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Invalid names: Dromornithes Fürbringer 1888 [empty]
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: volantuc
Diet: herbivoreuc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:01
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:01
Source: o = order, uc = unranked clade
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Wasatchian or 61.60000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Belgium Gastornis sp. (68431)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Gastornis sp. (74643)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Gastornis edwardsii (87925) Gastornis parisiensis, Gastornis minor, Gastornis russelli (68428) Gastornis sp. (180791)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Gastornis sp. (166598)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) Gastornis parisiensis (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Gastornis klaasseni (184514)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Gastornis parisiensis, Gastornis laurenti (182641)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (Nunavut) Gastornis sp. (163833)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Henan) Zhongyuanus xichuanensis (226909)