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Telmatorae
Taxonomy
Telmatorae is an unranked clade. It is extant.
It was assigned to Terrestrornithes by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Terrestrornithes by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Telmatorae Livezey and Zusi p. 91 |
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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.
Unr. Telmatorae
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Superor. Charadriimorphae Huxley 1867
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Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Aramidae Bonaparte 1854 [limpkin]
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G. Aramus Viellot 1816 [limpkin]
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Aramus guarauna Linnaeus 1762 [limpkin]
†Aramus paludigrus Rasmussen 1997
Subor. Cariamae Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. †Idiornithidae Brodkorb 1965
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G. †Dynamopterus Milne-Edward 1891
G. †Oblitavis Mourer-Chauvire 1983
G. †Occitaniavis Mourer-Chauvire 1983
Fm. †Phorusrhacidae Ameghino 1889 [terror bird]
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G. †Andalgalornis Patterson and Kraglievich 1960
G. †Andrewsornis Patterson 1941
Subfm. †Brontornithinae Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Kelenken Bertelli et al. 2007
G. †Liornis Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Mesembriornithinae
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Invalid names: Hermosiorninae Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Prophororhacinae [synonym]
G. †Patagorhacos Agnolin and Chafrat 2015
Subfm. †Patagornithinae Mercerat 1897
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Invalid names: Palaeociconiinae [synonym], Tolmodinae Kraglievich, 1932 [synonym]
Subfm. †Phorusrhacinae Ameghino 1899
G. †Physornis Ameghino 1895
Invalid names: Darwinornithidae Moreno and Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Devincenziidae Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Mesembriorniidae Kraglievich 1932 [synonym]
Invalid names: Otides Sibley 1988 [empty], Phororhacoidea Patterson 1941 [invalid subgroup], Phororhacosidae Ameghino 1889 [empty]
Subor. Eurypygae
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Fm. Gruidae Vigors 1825 [crane]
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G. Antigone Reichenbach 1853
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Antigone antigone Linnaeus 1758 [Sarus crane]
Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Sandhill crane]
Antigone rubicunda Perry 1810 [brolga]
Antigone vipio Pallas 1811 [White-naped crane]
G. Grus Brisson 1760 [crane]
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Grus americana Linnaeus 1758 [Whooping crane]
†Grus conferta Miller and Sibley 1942
Grus grus Linnaeus 1758 [Common crane]
Grus japonensis Muller 1776 [Red-crowned crane]
†Grus latipes Wetmore 1960
†Grus marshi Shufeldt 1915
†Grus melitensis Lydekker 1890
†Grus minor Miller 1910
†Grus moldavica Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
Grus monacha Temminck 1835 [Hooded crane]
†Grus nannodes Wetmore and Martin 1930
Grus nigricollis Przevalski 1876 [Black-necked crane]
†Grus pentellici Gaudry 1862
†Grus primigenia Milne-Edwards 1871
†Grus proavus Marsh 1872
†Grus turfa Portis 1884
Invalid names: Baeopteryx Wetmore 1960 [synonym], Megalornis Gray 1841 [synonym]
G. †Palaeogrus Portis 1884
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†Palaeogrus hordwelliensis Lydekker 1891
†Palaeogrus princeps Lydekker 1891
G. †Protogrus Lambrecht 1933
Fm. Heliornithidae Gray 1841
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Fm. †Messelornithidae
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Fm. Psophiidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Psophia Linnaeus 1758 [trumpeters]
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Psophia crepitans Linnaeus 1758 [Grey-winged trumpeter]
Psophia dextralis Conover 1934 [Olive-winged trumpeter]
Psophia leucoptera Spix 1825 [White-winged trumpeter]
Psophia obscura Pelzeln 1857 [Black-winged trumpeter]
Psophia ochroptera Pelzeln 1857 [Ochre-winged trumpeter]
Psophia viridis Spix 1825 [Green-winged trumpeter]
Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
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G. Amaurornis Reichenbach 1853
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Amaurornis cinerea Vieillot 1819 [white-browed crake]
Amaurornis isabellina Schlegel 1865 [Isabelline bush-hen]
Amaurornis magnirostris Lambert 1998 [Talaud bush-hen]
Amaurornis marginalis Hartlaub 1857 [Striped crake]
Amaurornis moluccana Wallace 1865 [Pale-vented bush-hen]
Amaurornis olivacea Meyen 1834 [plain bush-hen]
Amaurornis phoenicurus Pennant 1769 [white-breasted waterhen]
Invalid names: Poliolimnas Sharpe 1893 [synonym]
G. Aramides Pucheran 1845
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Aramides cajaneus Statius Muller 1776 [Gray-necked wood-rail]
Aramides saracura Spix 1825 [Slaty-breasted wood-rail]
G. Atlantisia Lowe 1923
G. †Australlus Worthy and Boles 2011
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†Australlus disneyi Boles 2005
†Australlus gagensis Worthy and Boles 2011
G. Coturnicops Gray 1825
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†Coturnicops avita Feduccia 1968
Coturnicops noveboracensis Gmelin 1789 [yellow rail]
G. Dryolimnas Sharpe 1893
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†Dryolimnas augusti Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1999 [Réunion rail]
Dryolimnas cuvieri Pucheran 1845 [white-throated rail]
G. Fulica Linnaeus 1758
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Fulica alai Peale 1848 [Hawaiian coot]
Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi 1843 [Andean coot]
Fulica armillata Vieillot 1817 [red-gartered coot]
†Fulica chathamensis Forbes 1892 [Chatham coot]
Fulica cornuta Bonaparte 1853 [Horned coot]
Fulica cristata Gmelin 1789 [red-knobbed coot]
Fulica gigantea Eydoux and Souleyet 1841 [Giant coot]
†Fulica infelix Brodkorb 1961
Fulica leucoptera Vieillot 1817 [white-winged coot]
†Fulica newtonii Milne-Edwards 1867 [Mascarene coot]
†Fulica picapicensis Fisher and Stephan 1971
†Fulica podagrica Brodkorb 1965 [coot]
†Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 [New Zealand coot]
Fulica rufifrons Philppi and Landbeck 1861 [red-fronted coot]
†Fulica stekelesi Tchernov 1968
G. †Fulicaletornis Lambrecht 1933
Subfm. †Fulicinae Nitzsch 1820
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G. †Nesophalaris Brodkorb and Dawson 1962
G. †Palaeolimnas Forbes 1892
G. Gallinula Brisson 1760 [moorhen]
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†Gallinula balcanica Boev 1997
Gallinula chloropus Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian moorhen]
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Invalid names: Gallinula brodkorbi McCoy 1963 [synonym]
†Gallinula gigantea Tchernov 1980
†Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 [Hodgen's rail]
†Gallinula kansarum Brodkorb 1967
†Gallinula peralta De Vis 1892
†Gallinula strenuipes De Vis 1888
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould 1846 [dusky moorhen]
G. Gallirallus Lafresnaye 1841
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†Gallirallus astolfoi Salvador et al. 2021
Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 [weka]
†Gallirallus dieffenbachii Gray 1843 [Dieffenbach's rail]
†Gallirallus epulare Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Nuku Hiva rail]
†Gallirallus gracilitibia Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Ua Huka rail]
†Gallirallus huiatua Steadman et al. 2000
†Gallirallus insignis Forbes 1892
Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux and des Murs 1860 [New Caledonian rail]
†Gallirallus minor Hamilton 1892
†Gallirallus modestus Hutton 1872 [Chatham Islands rail]
Gallirallus okinawae Yamashina and Mano 1981 [Okinawa rail]
Gallirallus owstoni Rothschild 1895 [Guam rail]
Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus 1766 [buff-banded rail]
†Gallirallus ripleyi Steadman 1987 [Mangaia rail]
†Gallirallus roletti Kirchman and Steadman 2007 [Tahuata rail]
†Gallirallus storrsolsoni Kirchman and Steadman 2006
†Gallirallus vekamatolu Kirchman and Steadman 2005 [Eua rail]
Invalid names: Hypotaenidia Reichenbach 1853 [synonym], Ocydromus Wagler 1830 [synonym], Tricholimnas Sharpe 1893 [synonym]
G. Laterallus Bonaparte 1854
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Laterallus exilis Temminck 1831 [gray-breasted crake]
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Invalid names: Laterallus guti Brodkorb 1952 [synonym]
†Laterallus insignis Feduccia 1968
Laterallus jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Black rail]
Laterallus melanophaius Vieillot 1819 [Rufous-sided crake]
G. †Latipons Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Latipons gardneri Harrison and Walker 1979
†Latipons robinsoni Harrison and Walker 1979
G. †Microtribonyx Sharpe 1892
G. †Nesotrochis Wetmore 1918 [cave-rail]
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†Nesotrochis debooyi Wetmore 1918
†Nesotrochis steganinos Olson 1974
G. †Palaeoaramides Lambrecht 1933
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†Palaeoaramides beaumontii Milne-Edwards 1869
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Invalid names: Rallus dispar Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
†Palaeoaramides christyi Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Rallus eximius Milne-Edwards 1869 [synonym]
†Palaeoaramides lungi Kurochkin and Ganea 1972
†Palaeoaramides minutus Cracraft 1973
Invalid names: Pararallus Lambrecht 1933 [synonym], Tertiariaporphyrula Kurochkin and Ganea 1972 [synonym]
G. †Palaeorallus Wetmore 1931
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†Palaeorallus brodkorbi Cracraft 1973
†Palaeorallus troxelli Wetmore 1931
G. †Parvirallus Harrison and Walker 1979
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†Parvirallus bassetti Harrison 1984
†Parvirallus gassoni Harrison 1984
†Parvirallus gracilis Harrison and Walker 1979
†Parvirallus medius Harrison 1984
G. †Pediorallus Harrison and Walker 1977
G. Porphyrio Brisson 1760
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†Porphyrio albus White 1790 [White swamphen]
Porphyrio alleni Thomson 1842 [Allen's gallinule]
†Porphyrio caerulescens Selys Longchamps 1848 [Reunion gallinule]
Porphyrio flavirostris Gmelin 1789 [Azure gallinule]
Porphyrio hochstetteri Meyer 1883 [South Island takahe]
†Porphyrio kukwiedei Balouet and Olson 1989 [New Caledonia gallinule]
†Porphyrio mackintoshi De Vis 1892
†Porphyrio mantelli Owen 1848 [North Island takahe]
Porphyrio martinica Linnaeus 1766 [purple gallinule]
Porphyrio martinicus Linnaeus 1766 [purple gallinule]
†Porphyrio mcnabi Kirchman and Steadman 2006
Porphyrio melanotus Temminck 1820 [Australasian swamphen]
†Porphyrio paepae Steadman 1988 [Marquesan swamphen]
Porphyrio porphyrio Linnaeus 1758 [western swamphen]
Invalid names: Ionornis Reichebach 1853 [synonym], Notornis Owen 1848 [synonym], Porphyrula Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
G. Porzana Vieillot 1816
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Porzana albicollis Vieillot 1819 [Ash-throated crake]
†Porzana astrictocarpus Olson 1973 [Saint Helena crake]
Porzana carolina Linnaeus 1758 [sora]
†Porzana estramosi Jánossy 1979
Porzana fasciata Sclater and Salvin 1868 [Black-banded crake]
Porzana fluminea Gould 1843 [Australian crake]
†Porzana keplerorum Olson and James 1991
†Porzana menehune Olson and James 1991
†Porzana piercei Olson and Wingate 2000 [lesser Bermuda crake]
Porzana porzana Linnaeus 1766 [spotted crake]
†Porzana ralphorum Olson and James 1991
†Porzana rua Steadman 1987 [Mangaia crake]
†Porzana severnsi Olson and James 1991
Porzana spiloptera Durnford 1877 [Dot-winged crake]
†Porzana ziegleri Olson and James 1991
G. †Quercyrallus Lambrecht 1933
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†Quercyrallus arenarius Milne-Edwards 1891
†Quercyrallus ludianus Brodkorb 1963
†Quercyrallus quercy Cracraft 1973
G. †Rallicrex Lambrecht 1933
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†Rallicrex kolozsvarensis Lambrecht 1933
†Rallicrex polgardiensis Jánossy 1991
G. Rallina Gray 1846
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Rallina eurizonoides Lafresnaye 1845 [slaty-legged crake]
Rallina tricolor Gray 1858 [red-necked crake]
Subfm. Rallinae Vigors 1825
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G. †Aphanapteryx Frauenfeld 1868
G. †Belgirallus Mayr and Smith 2001
G. †Creccoides Shufeldt 1892
G. †Diaphorapteryx Forbes 1892 [great Chatham Island rail]
G. †Eulabeornis Gould 1844 [Chestnut rail]
G. Gymnocrex Salvadori 1875 [rails]
G. Habroptila Gray 1861 [Drummer rail]
G. Pareudiastes Hartlaub and Finsch 1871 [moorhen]
G. Rallus Linnaeus 1758
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Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 [water rail]
†Rallus cyanocavi Steadman et al. 2013
Rallus elegans Audubon 1834 [king rail]
†Rallus ibycus Olson and Wingate 2000 [lesser Bermuda rail]
Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819 [Virginia rail]
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Invalid names: Porzana auffenbergi Brodkorb 1954 [synonym]
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 [mangrove rail]
†Rallus natator Miller 1942
†Rallus phillipsi Wetmore 1957
†Rallus prenticei Wetmore 1944
†Rallus recessus Olson and Wingate 2001 [flightless rail]
†Rallus sumiderensis Fischer and Stephan 1971
Rallus virginianus Linnaeus 1766
Invalid names: Epirallus Miller 1942 [synonym]
G. Tribonyx Du Bus de Gisignies 1840
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†Tribonyx effluxus De Vis 1892
Tribonyx hodgenorum Olson 1986 [Hodgen's waterhen]
Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies 1840 [Tasmanian nativehen]
Tribonyx ventralis Gould 1837 [black-tailed nativehen]
G. †Youngornis Yeh 1981
G. Zapornia Leach 1816
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Zapornia atra North 1908 [Henderson Island crake]
Zapornia flavirostra Swainson 1837 [Black crake]
Zapornia fusca Linnaeus 1766 [ruddy-breasted crake]
Zapornia parva Scopoli 1769 [Little crake]
Zapornia pusilla Pallas 1776 [Baillon's crake]
†Zapornia sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [Hawaiian rail]
Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 [spotless crake]
Or. Ralliformes
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Superfm. Ralloidae Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
Invalid names: Turniciformes Sibley and Ahlquist 1990 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 99.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Collections (570 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Cenomanian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Horezmavis eocretacea (58208) | |
Middle Paleocene | China (Anhui) | Wanshuina lii (132698) | |
Selandian | France (Auvergne) | Songziidae indet., Ralloidea indet. (113685) | |
Selandian | Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) | Walbeckornis sp. A, Walbeckornis sp. B, Walbeckornis creber, Gradiornis walbeckensis (74643) | |
Selandian | Belgium | Ralloidea indet. (68431) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | France (Oise) | Ralloidea indet. (166598) | |
Ypresian | Belgium (West Flanders) | Messelornithidae indet. (68430) | |
Ypresian | Antarctica | Phorusrhacidae indet. (52067) | |
Ypresian | Denmark | Morsoravis sedilis (113069) Pellornis mikkelseni (130483) | |
Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Songziidae indet. (104793) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | Algeria (Bechar region) | Lavocatavis africana (77015) | |
Eocene | USA (California) | Gruiformes indet. (71669) | |
Eocene | France (Île-de-France) | Tringa hoffmanni (191085) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Eogruidae indet. (15590) Palaeorallus troxelli (74333) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Messelornis sp. (15595) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Paleopsilopterus itaboraiensis, Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides (118314) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Bumbanipes aramoides, Bumbaniralla walbeckornithoides (114685) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | China (Hubei) | Songzia acutunguis (209403) Songzia heidangkouensis (35927) | |
Wasatchian - Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Eocrex primus (74332) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Aletornis nobilis, Aletornis bellus (16228) Rallidae indet. (16296) |