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Opisthocomidae

Reptilia - Opisthocomiformes - Opisthocomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Opisthocomidae Swainson
1988Opisthocomidae Carroll
2007Opisthocomidae Livezey and Zusi p. 93
2011Opisthocomidae Mayr et al.
2014Opisthocomidae Mayr and De Pietri
2014Opisthocomidae del Hoyo et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Dendrornithes
AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderOpisthocomiformesL'Herminier 1837
familyOpisthocomidaeSwainson 1837
familyOpisthocomidaeSwainson 1837

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. Opisthocomidae Swainson 1837
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G. †Hoazinavis Mayr et al. 2011
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Hoazinavis lacustris Mayr et al. 2011
G. †Hoazinoides Miller 1953
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Hoazinoides magdalenae Miller 1953
G. †Namibiavis Mourer-Chauviré 2003
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Namibiavis senutae Mourer-Chauviré 2003
G. Opisthocomus Illiger 1811
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Opisthocomus hoazin Muller 1776 [hoatzin]
G. †Protoazin Mayr and De Pietri 2014
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Protoazin parisiensis Mayr and De Pietri 2014
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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:10:47
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:10:47
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Terborgh et al. 1990

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 38.00000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France) Protoazin parisiensis (209402)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paolo) Hoazinavis lacustris (206869)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Huila) Hoazinoides magdalenae (85201)
Laventan - Mayoan13.8 - 10.0Colombia Hoazinoides magdalenae (13741)