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Cladornithidae

Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Cladornithidae

Taxonomy
Cladornithidae was named by Ameghino. Its type is Cladornis.

It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Lambrecht (1933); and to Cladornithes by Wetmore (1960).

Subtaxa
Cladornis (type genus), Cruschedula

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Cruschedulidae Ameghino p. 8
1933Cladornithidae Lambrecht p. 238
1960Cladornithidae Wetmore p. 25

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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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
suborderCladornithes
familyCladornithidaeAmeghino
familyCladornithidaeAmeghino

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. †Cladornithidae Ameghino
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G. †Cladornis Ameghino 1895
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†Cladornis pachypus Ameghino 1894
G. †Cruschedula Ameghino 1899
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†Cruschedula revola Ameghino 1899
Invalid names: Cruschedulidae Ameghino 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available