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Dryornis

Reptilia - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae

Taxonomy
Dryornis was named by Moreno and Mercerat (1891).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phororhacos by Ameghino (1894).

It was assigned to Dryornithidae by Moreno and Mercerat (1891); to Vulturidae by Brodkorb (1967); and to Cathartidae by Tambussi et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Dryornis Moreno and Mercerat p. 24 figs. Plate XVI, Fig. 1-2
1967Dryornis Brodkorb p. 110
2023Dryornis Tambussi et al. p. 274

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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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCathartiformesCoues 1884
familyCathartidaeLafresnaye 1839
genusDryornis

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. †Dryornis Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Dryornis hatcheri Degrange 2022
Dryornis pampeanus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available