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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Livezey 1997 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Fiji | Megavitiornis altirostris (26129 194724) | |
| Holocene | Fiji | Megavitiornis altirostris (27077 194723 194725 194726) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Sylviornis neocaledoniae (13221 23115 193984 193985 193986 193987 193988 193989 193990) |