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Halcyornithidae

Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae

Taxonomy
Halcyornithidae was named by Harrison and Walker (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coraciiformes by Carroll (1988); and to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker
1988Halcyornithidae Carroll
1998Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 200
2002Pseudasturidae Mayr
2004Pseudasturidae Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 8
2005Pseudasturidae Mayr p. 318
2008Pseudasturidae Waterhouse et al. p. 579
2011Halcyornithidae Mayr p. 159

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyHalcyornithidaeHarrison and Walker 1972
familyHalcyornithidaeHarrison and Walker 1972

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. †Halcyornithidae Harrison and Walker 1972
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G. †Cyrilavis Martin 2010
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†Cyrilavis colburnorum Ksepka et al. 2011
†Cyrilavis olsoni Feduccia and Martin 1976
G. †Halcyornis Owen 1846
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†Halcyornis toliapicus König 1838
Invalid names: Pseudasturidae Mayr 1998 [synonym]
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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Ypresian or 55.80000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Halcyornithidae indet. (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Pseudastur sp. (84460)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Halcyornithidae indet., Pulchrapollia sp. (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Primobucco olsoni (81453)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Halcyornis toliapicus (215472)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Pseudasturidae indet. (22701)