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Patagornis

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Tolmodus Ameghino
1891Patagornis Moreno and Mercerat p. 23
1897Patagornis Mercerat p. 230
1933Morenomerceraria Lambrecht p. 512
1988Tomodus Carroll
2003Patagornis Alvarenga and Holfing p. 77
2005Patagornis Gould and Quitmyer p. 205 figs. Table 2
2007Patagornis Bertelli et al. p. 415
2022Patagornis Vizcaíno et al.
2023Patagornis Tambussi et al. p. 278

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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
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderCariamaeFürbringer 1888
familyPhorusrhacidae()
subfamilyPatagornithinaeMercerat 1897
genusPatagornis

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.

G. †Patagornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Patagornis marshi Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Invalid names: Palaeociconia cristata Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Phororhacos inflatus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Morenomerceraria Lambrecht 1933 [synonym], Tolmodus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available