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Sylviornithidae
Taxonomy
Sylviornithidae was named by Mourer-Chauviré and Balouet (2005). Its type is Sylviornis.
It was assigned to Megapodioidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Galloanseres by Worthy et al. (2016); and to Sylviornithes by Worthy et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Megapodioidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Galloanseres by Worthy et al. (2016); and to Sylviornithes by Worthy et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Megavitiornis, Sylviornis (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2005 | Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré and Balouet |
2007 | Sylviornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
2016 | Sylviornithidae Worthy et al. |
2017 | Sylviornithidae Worthy et al. |
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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. †Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré and Balouet 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available