IRMNG - Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1987 †

IRMNG taxon details

Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1987 †

IRMNG_ID

100205 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100205)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Strigiformes

Direct children (1)

Ordering

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By status

Children Display

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Genus Sophiornis Mourer-Chauvire, 1987 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Order assignment tentative according to web sources.

Taxonomic remark Order assignment tentative according to web sources. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Sophiornithidae Mourer-Chauviré, 1987 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100205 on 2024-10-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-01-24 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (3)

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Strigiformes (Order) > Sophiornithidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Thanetian)-Oligocene (Rupelian) [details]

Taxonomic remark Order assignment tentative according to web sources. [details]