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Ralliformes

Reptilia - Ralliformes

Taxonomy
Ralliformes was named as an order. It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Ralliformes by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Carinatae by Hay (1930); and to Charadriimorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Subtaxa
Ralli, Ralloidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Ralliformes Hay p. 333
2007Ralliformes Livezey and Zusi p. 92

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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
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderRalliformes
orderRalliformes

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.

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Subor. †Ralli
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Fm. †Laornithidae Cracraft 1973
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G. †Zheroia Nessov 1988
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†Zheroia kurochkini Nessov 1988
Superfm. Ralloidae Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Elaphrocnemus crex Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus gracilis Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus phasianus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Orthocnemus cursor Milne-Edwards 1891
†Orthocnemus major Milne-Edwards 1891
Fm. †Songziidae Hou 1990
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G. †Songzia Hou 1990
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†Songzia acutunguis Wang and Mayr 2012
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Bartonian or 61.60000 to 38.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Songziidae indet., Ralloidea indet. (113685)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Belgium Ralloidea indet. (68431)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Ralloidea indet. (166598)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Songziidae indet. (104793)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Songzia acutunguis (209403) Songzia heidangkouensis (35927)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Uzbekistan Zheroia kurochkini (49137)