Lista de aves fósseis
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Réplica do Archaeopteryx, a mais famosa ave fóssil
Lista taxonômica das aves fósseisEditar
Proto-avesEditar
Reconstrução do Epidendrosaurus ninchengensis. Scansoriopterygidae pode ser o parente mais próximo do Archaeopteryx.
Epidendrosaurus em cima de um Gingko
- "Protoavis" (Triássico Superior) - a nomen dubium
- "Palaeopteryx" (Jurássico Superior) - a nomen dubium
- Oviraptorosauria
- e.g. Caudipteryx (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Oviraptor
- Citipati
- Scansoriopterygidae
- e.g. Epidendrosaurus (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Epidexipteryx
- Scansoriopteryx
- Troodontidae
- e.g. Mei (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Therizinosauria
- e.g. Beipiaosaurus (Cretáceo Médio)
- Alvarezsauridae/Parvicursoridae
- e.g. Shuvuuia (Cretáceo Superior)
- Dromaeosauridae
- e.g. Rahonavis (Late Cretaceous)
- Mahakala
- Velociraptor
- Avimimus
Basal AvesEditar
- Formas não-resolvidas
- Dalianraptor (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Jixiangornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Shenzhouraptor (Cretáceo Inferior) - também conhecido como Jeholornis
- Archaeopterygidae
- Archaeopteryx (Jurássico Superior)
- Wellnhoferia (Jurássico Superior) - pode ser sinônimo do Archaeopteryx
OmnivoropterygiformesEditar
- Omnivoropterygidae
- Didactylornis (Cretáceo Inferior de Liaoning, China)
- Omnivoropteryx (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Sapeornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
Basal PygostyliaEditar
- Placement unresolved
- Longipteryx (Cretáceo Inferior) - (eu)enantiornithine?
- Shanweiniao (Cretáceo Inferior) - (eu)enantiornithine?
- Abavornis (Cretáceo Superior) - (eu)enantiornithine?
- Catenoleimus (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithine?
- Explorornis (Cretáceo Superior) - (eu)enantiornithine?
- Incolornis (Cretáceo Superior) - (eu)enantiornithine?
- Confuciusornithidae
- Changchengornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Confuciusornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Eoconfuciusornis (Cretáceo Inferior de Fengning, China)
- Jinzhouornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - may be synonym of Confuciusornis
- "Proornis" (Cretáceo Inferior) - nomen nudum
EnantiornithesEditar
Reconstrução do Iberomesornis romerali
- Formas basais e não-resolvidas
- Boluochia (Cretáceo Inferior) - cathayornithid?
- Concornis (Cretáceo Inferior)- cathayornithid? enantiornithiform?
- Cuspirostrisornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - cathayornithid?
- Dapingfangornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Eoalulavis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Eoenantiornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Hebeiornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - possivelmente nomen nudum; if valid, includes Vescornis
- Largirostrornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - cathayornithid?
- "Liaoxiornis" (Cretáceo Inferior) - nomen dubium
- Longchengornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - cathayornithid?
- Longirostravis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Pengornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Enantiornithes gen. et spp. indet. (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Elsornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Enantiophoenix (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithiform (avisaurid)?
- Halimornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Kuszholia (Cretáceo Superior) - família própria?
- Lectavis (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithiform?
- Lenesornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Gobipteryx (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithiform? família própria?
- Gurilynia (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithiform?
- Neuquenornis (Cretáceo Superior) - cathayornithid? avisaurid?
- Yungavolucris (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithiform (avisaurid)?
- Enantiornithes gen. et spp. indet. (Cretáceo Superior)
- Alexornithidae (disputada)
- Alexornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Kizylkumavis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Sazavis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Alethoalaornithidae (disputada)
- Alethoalaornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- "Cathayornithidae" (disputada)
- Sinornis/Cathayornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Eocathayornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Iberomesornithidae (disputada)
- Iberomesornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Noguerornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
EnantiornithiformesEditar
- Enantiornithidae (disputada)
- Enantiornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Avisauridae
- Avisaurus (Cretáceo Superior)
- Soroavisaurus (Cretáceo Superior)
Basal Ornithurae[1]Editar
- Formas basais e não-resolvidas
- Gansus (Cretáceo Inferior) - basal
- Archaeorhynchus (Cretáceo Inferior) - basal?
- Apsaravis (Cretáceo Superior) - ambiortid?
- Limenavis (Cretáceo Superior) - neornithine (paleognath)?
- "cf. Parahesperornis" (Cretáceo Superior de Tsagaan Kushu, Mongólia) - hesperornithiform?
- Ornithurae gen. et sp. indet. RBCM.EH2005.003.0001 (Cretáceo Superior)
- Ornithurae gen. et sp. indet. TMP 98.68.145 (Dinosur Park Late Cretaceous of Iddesleigh, Canada) - hesperornithiform?
- Carinatae gen. et sp. indet. NHMM/RD 271 (Cretáceo Superior) - ichthyornithine?
- Ambiortidae
- Ambiortus (Cretáceo Inferior)
YanornithiformesEditar
- Songlingornithidae
- Songlingornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Yanornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Yixianornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
HesperornithesEditar
- Unresolved and basal forms
- Asiahesperornis (Cretáceo Superior) - hesperornithid?
- Judinornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Pasquiaornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Hesperornithiformes gen. et sp. indet. TMP 89.81.12 (Cretáceo Superior)
- Hesperornithiformes gen. et sp. indet. "Kushmurun, Kazakhstan" (Cretáceo Superior)
- Enaliornithidae
- Enaliornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
- Baptornithidae
- Baptornis (Cretáceo Superior) - includes Parascaniornis
- Hesperornithidae
- Hesperornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Parahesperornis (Cretáceo Superior)
- Canadaga (Cretáceo Superior)
- Coniornis (Cretáceo Superior)
IchthyornithesEditar
- Ichthyornidae
- Ichthyornis (Cretáceo Superior)
NeornithesEditar
Formas basais e não-resolvidas
- †Gallornis (Cretáceo Inferior? - Superior) - phoenicopteriforme, anseriforme ou galliforme
- †Ceramornis (Cretáceo Superior) - charadriiforme?
- †"Cimolopteryx" (Cretáceo Superior) - charadriiforme?
- †Palintropus (Cretáceo Superior) - quercymegapodiid or charadriform
- "Presbyornithidae" gen. et sp. indet. (Barun Goyot Late Cretaceous of Udan Sayr, Mongolia) - anseriform (presbyornithid)?
- †Teviornis (Cretáceo Superior) - presbyornithid?
- †Torotix (Cretáceo Superior) - pelecaniforme, charadriiforme, procellariiforme ou phoenicopteriforme
- †Neornithes incerta sedis "Kurochkin 1995" (Cretáceo Superior da Mongólia) - phalacrocoracid?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis AMNH FR 25272 (Cretáceo Superior de Converse County, USA) - phalacrocoracid?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis PVPH 237 (Cretáceo Superior de Sierra de Portezuelo, Argentina) - galliform?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis UCMP 117598 (Hell Creek Late Cretaceous of Bug Creek West, USA)
- †Neornithes incerta sedis UCMP 117599 (Cretáceo Superior de Bug Creek West, USA) - anseriform?
- †Lonchodytes (Cretáceo Superior/?Paleoceno Inferior) - gaviiform/pelecaniform? procellariiform?
- †"Lonchodytes" pterygius (Cretáceo Superior/?Paleoceno Inferior) - charadriiforme?
- †Novacaesareala (Cretáceo Superior/Paleoceno Inferior) - related to Torotix?
- †"Palaeotringa" vetus (Cretáceo Superior de Wyoming - Hornerstown Late Cretaceous/?Early Palaeocene of New Jersey, USA) - gruiform? anseriform (presbyornithid)?
- †Volgavis (Paleoceno Inferior de Volgograd, Rússia) - charadriiform? phalacrocoraciform?
- †Eopuffinus (Paleoceno Superior de Zhylga, Cazaquistão) - procellariiform (procellariid)?
- †Tshulia (Paleoceno Superior de Zhylga, Cazaquistão)
- †Eupterornis (Paleoceno de Cernay, França) - charadriiforme (larid?)? gaviiform?
- †Gradiornis (Paleoceno de Walbeck, Alemanha) - cariamid?
- †"Messelornis" russelli (Paleoceno de Cernay, França) - messelornithid?
- †Walbeckornis (Paleoceno de Walbeck, Alemanha) - charadriiforme? messelornithid?
- †Argilliornis (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - procellariiforme (pelagornithid?)
- †Argillipes (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - galliforme?
- †Coturnipes (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra, e Virgínia, USA?) - galliforme, falconiforme?
- †Fluviatitavis (Eoceno Inferior de Silveirinha, Portugal) - charadriiforme?
- †Neanis (Eoceno Inferior) - primobucconid, piciforme?
- †Neptuniavis (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - pelagornithid or procellariid
- †Onychopteryx (Eoceno Inferior da Argentina) - falconid? A nomen dubium
- †Paleophasianus (Eoceno Inferior de Bighorn County, USA) - galliforme (tetraonine or cracid) or gruiforme (aramid)?
- †Paracathartes (Eoceno Inferior de WC USA) - lithornithiform?
- †Parvigyps (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - falconiforme?
- †Pediorallus (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - lithornithiforme ou galliforme?
- †Percolinus (Eoceno Inferior da Inglaterra) - galliforme?
- †"Precursor" (Eoceno Inferior) - several species? psittaciforme (pseudasturid or psittacid) + charadriiforme (glareolid)?
- †Procuculus (Early Eocene of Bognor Regis, England) - parvicuculid? primobucconid? close to Primapus?
- †Pulchrapollia (Early Eocene) - includes "Primobucco" olsoni - psittaciform (pseudasturid or psittacid)?
- †Vastanavis (Early Eocene of Vastan, India) - gruiform (otidid)?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis USNM 496384 (Nanjemoy Early Eocene of Virginia, USA) - parvicuculid? aegithalornithid?
- †"Green River Palaeognath" USNM 336103 (Green River Early/middle Eocene)
- †Palaeopsittacus (Early - middle Eocene of NW Europe) - caprimulgiform (podargid?) or quercypsittid?
- †Eocathartes (middle Eocene of Germany) - cathartid?
- †Eociconia (middle Eocene of China) - ciconiiform (ciconiid)?
- †Geiseloceros (middle Eocene of Germany) - coraciiform?
- †Hassiavis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) - archaeotrogonid, piciform?
- †Protocypselomorphus (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) - caprimulgiform, apodiform or ancestral to both
- †Pumiliornis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
- †Eobalearica (Ferghana Late? Eocene of Ferghana, Uzbekistan) - gruiform (gruid)?
- †Ludiortyx (Late Eocene) - rallid, quercymegapodid? Includes "Tringa" hoffmanni, "Palaeortyx" blanchardi, "P." hoffmanni
- †Minggangia (Late Eocene of China) - rallid, threskiornithid?
- †Petropluvialis (Late Eocene of England) - may be same as Palaeopapia; anseriform?
- †"Phasianus" alfhildae (Washakie B Late Eocene of Haystack Butte, USA) - gruiform, ciconiiform, phoenicopteriform?
- †Talantatos (Late Eocene of Paris Bain, France) - gruiform (cariamid, idiornithid?)? Might include Elaphrocnemus and Filholornis
- †Telecrex (Irdin Manha Late Eocene of Chimney Butte, Mongolia) - meleagrid or gruiform (rallid?)
- †Neornithes incerta sedis AMNH FR 2941 (Irdin Manha Late Eocene of Chimney Butte, China) - falconiform (accipitrid)? gruiform (Eogrus)?
- †"Falco" falconellus (or falconella; Eocene of Wyoming, USA) - falconiform (falconid)?
- †"Colymboides" anglicus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Hordwell, England) - gaviiform? previously included in Palaeopapia eous
- †Filholornis (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of France) - musophagid, cracid, carimid, idiornithid? Possibly belongs in Talantatos
- †Geranopsis (Hordwell Late Eocene - Early Oligocene of England) - gruiform (gruid?) or anseriform (anseranatid?)?
- †Elaphrocnemus (Quercy Phosphorites Late Eocene ?-middle Oligocene of Quercy, France) - idiornithid? Possibly belongs in Talantatos
- †Agnopterus (Late Eocene - Late Oligocene of Europe) - phoenicopteriform or anseriform, includes "Cygnopterus" lambrechti
- †Plesiocathartes (Late Eocene -? Early Miocene of SW Europe) - cathartid, leptosomid?
- †Botauroides (Eocene of Wyoming, USA)- coliiform?
- †Aminornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Rio Deseado, Argentina) - gruiform (aramid)?
- †Ciconiopsis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina) - ciconiid?
- †Climacarthrus (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) - accipitrid? A nomen dubium
- †Cruschedula (Deseado Early Oligocene of Golfo San Jorge, Argentina) - accipitrid? A nomen dubium
- †Dolicopterus (Early Oligocene of Ronzon, France) - charadriiform (charadriid)? Not Dolichopterus as sometimes claimed
- †Loncornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Rio Deseado, Argentina) - gruiform (aramid)?
- †Loxornis - anatid? (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina)
- †Manu (Early Oligocene) - procellariiform (diomedeid)?
- †Palaeocrex (Early Oligocene of Trigonias Quarry, USA) - rallid?
- †Palaeopapia (Hampstead Early Oligocene of Isle of Wight, England) - anseriform?
- †Paracygnopterus (Early Oligocene of Belgium and England) - anatid?
- †"Pararallus" hassenkampi (Sieblos Dysodil Early Oligocene of Sieblos, Germany)
- †Riacama (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) - gruiform?
- †Smiliornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) - gruiform?
- †Teracus (Early Oligocene of France)
- †Teleornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) - anatid?
- †Pseudolarus (Deseado Early Oligocene - Miocene of Argentina) - gruiform?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis BMNH PAL 4989 (Hampstead Early Oligocene of Isle of Wight, England) - formerly "Ptenornis" and included in Headonornis; anseriform?
- †"Anas" creccoides (Early-mid Oligocene of Belgium) - anseriform?
- †"Charadrius" sheppardianus (Florissant middle Oligocene of Florissant, USA) - charadriiform (charadriid?)
- †Limicorallus (Indricotherium middle Oligocene of Chelkar-Teniz, Kazakhstan) - anatid?
- †Megagallinula (Indricotherium middle Oligocene of Chelkar-Teniz, Kazakhstan)
- †"Palaeorallus" alienus (middle Oligocene of Tatal-Gol, Mongolia) - galliform?
- †"Vanellus" selysii (middle Oligocene of Rupelmonde, Belgium) - charadriiform (charadriid)?
- †Anserpica (Late Oligocene of France) - gruiform (gruid?) or anseriform (anseranatid?)?
- †Gnotornis (Brule Late Oligocene of Shannon County, USA) - gruiform (aramid)?
- †Tiliornis (Late? Oligocene of Argentina) - phoenicopteriform? A nomen dubium
- †Neornithes incerta sedis QM F40203 (Late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia) - gruiform (rallid)?
- †Gaviella (Oligocene? of Wyoming, USA) - gaviiform? plotopterid?
- †"Anas" skalicensis (Early Miocene of "Skalitz", Czechia) - anseriform?
- †Chenornis (Early Miocene) - Anseriformes (Anatidae) or Pelecaniformes (Phalacrocoracidae)?
- †"Propelargus" olseni (Hawthorne Early Miocene of Tallahassee, USA) - ciconiiform?
- †Neornithes incerta sedis MNHN SA 1259-1263 (Early/Middle Miocene of Sansan, France) - passeriform?
- †Anisolornis (Santa Cruz Middle Miocene of Karaihen, Argentina) - gruiform, galliform, tinamiform?
- †"Ardea" perplexa (Middle Miocene of Sansan, France) - ardeid? strigiform?
- †"Cygnus herrenthalsi" (Middle Miocene of Belgium)
- †"Anas" risgoviensis (Late Miocene of Bavaria, Germany) - anseriform?
- †"Ardea" aureliensis (Late Miocene of France) - ardeid?
- †Eoneornis (Miocene of Argentina)- anatid? A nomen dubium
- †Eutelornis (Miocene of Argentina) - anatid?
- †Protibis (Miocene of Argentina) - ciconiiform (threskiornithid)?
- †"Limnatornis" paludicola (Miocene of France) - coliid? phoeniculid?
- †"Picus" gaudryi (Miocene of France) - piciform?
- †"Ardea" lignitum (Late Pliocene of Germany) - ardeid? strigid (genus Bubo)?
- †"Gavia" portisi (Late Pliocene of Orciano Pisano, Italy) - gaviiform? A nomen dubium
- †Bathoceleus (Pliocene of New Providence, Bahamas) - picid?
- †"Homalopus" - piciform? Preoccupied by a subgenus of Cryptocephalus leaf beetles described in 1835.
- †Juncitarsus - phoenicopteriform?
- †Kashinia - phoenicopteriform?
- †"Liptornis" - pelecaniform (pelecanid)? A nomen dubium
- †Pseudocrypturus - lithornithiform?
- †Archaeotrogonidae - basal Cypselomorphae?
- Archaeotrogonidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Eocene)
- Archaeotrogon (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene)
- †Cladornithidae - pelecaniform?
- Cladornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina)
- †Eleutherornithidae
- †Eocypselidae - apodiform (hemiprocnid?)? caprimulgiform? basal Cypselomorphae?
- Eocypselus (Late Paleocene ?- Early Eocene of NC Europe)
- †Eremopezidae - ratites?
- Eremopezus (Late Eocene of North Africa) - includes Stromeria
- †Foratidae - cuculiform?
- Foro (Early Eocene)
- †Fluvioviridavidae
- Fluvioviridavis (Green River Early Eocene of N America)
- Eurofluvioviridavis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
- †Gracilitarsidae - close to Sylphornithidae?
- Eutreptodactylus (Late Paleocene of Brazil) - a nomen dubium
- Gracilitarsus (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
- †Halcyornithidae - psittaciform (pseudasturid?), coraciiform?
- Halcyornis (London Clay Early Eocene of England)
- †Laornithidae - charadriiform? gruiform?
- Laornis (Late Cretaceous?)
- †Messelasturidae - accipitrid? basal to Strigiformes?
- Tynskya (Early Eocene of N America and England)
- Messelastur (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
- †Palaeospizidae - passeriform? coraciiform?
- Palaeospiza (Late Eocene of Florissant Fossil Beds, USA)
- †Parvicuculidae - cypselomorph, cuculiform, primobucconid?
- Parvicuculus (Early Eocene of NW Europe)
- †Remiornithidae (Paleocene of France) - palaeognath?
- †Sylphornithidae - cuculiform? coraciiform? close to Gracilitarsidae?
- Sylphornis (middle Eocene of France)
- Oligosylphe (Borgloon Early Oligocene of Hoogbutsel, Belgium)
- †Tytthostonygidae - procellariiform, pelecaniform?
- Tytthostonyx (Late Cretaceous/Early Palaeocene)
- †Zygodactylidae - near passerine, includes Primoscenidae
- Zygodactylus (Early Oligocene - Middle? Miocene of C Europe)
- Primoscens
- Primozygodactylus
- †"Graculavidae" - a paraphyletic form taxon, the "transitional shorebirds"
- Graculavus (Late Cretaceous -? Early Palaeocene) - charadriiform?
- Palaeotringa (Late Cretaceous/Early Palaeocene) - charadriiform?
- Telmatornis (Late Cretaceous?) - charadriiform? gruiform? podicipediform?
- Zhylgaia (Early Paleocene) - presbyornithid?
- Scaniornis (Early/Middle Paleocene) - phoenicopteriform?
- Dakotornis (Paleocene of North Dakota, USA)
- Placement unresolved
- "Graculavidae" gen. et sp. indet. (Gloucester County, USA)
StruthioniformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Diogenornis (Late Paleocene) - rheid?
- †Opisthodactylus (Miocene) - rheid?
- Casuariidae
- Rheidae
- †Heterorhea (Plioceno)
- †Hinasuri
- †Aepyornithidae
- Struthionidae
LithornithiformesEditar
- Lithornithidae
- Promusophaga (Eoceno Inferior)
- Lithornis (Paleoceno - Eoceno Inferior)
TinamiformesEditar
- Tinamidae
- †Querandiornis (Ensenada Early/Middle Pleistocene of Argentina)
- Placement unresolved
- Tinamidae gen. et sp. indet. MACN-SC Fleagle Collection (Early - Middle Miocene of S Argentina) - at least 2 species
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Eudromia sp. (Late Miocene of La Pampa Province, Argentina)
- Eudromia olsoni (Late Pliocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)
- Nothura parvula (Late Pliocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) - formerly Cayeornis
- Eudromia intermedia (Pliocene of Argentina) - formerly Tinamisornis
- Nothura paludosa (Pleistocene of Argentina)
AnseriformesEditar
- Basal and unresolved forms
- †Vegavis (Late Cretaceous) - closer to Presbyornithidae and Anatidae than to Anseranatidae
- †Anatalavis (Late Cretaceous/Early Paleocene - Early Eocene) - anseranatid or basal. Includes "Telmatornis" rex.
- †Romainvillia (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene) - Anseranatidae or Anatidae
- †Proherodius (Early Eocene) - presbyornithid?
- †Paranyroca (Early Miocene) - Anatidae or own family?
- Anhimidae - Screamers
- †Chaunoides
- †Dromornithidae - The Australian mihirungs or "demon ducks". The youngest genus (Genyornis) was encountered by humans.
- Barawertornis (Late Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- Bullockornis (Middle Miocene)
- Ilbandornis (Late Miocene)
- Dromornis (Late Miocene - Pliocene)
- Anseranatidae
- Anseranatidae gen. et sp. nov (Late Oligocene)
- †Presbyornithidae
- Presbyornis (Paleocene - Early Oligocene)
- Headonornis - only BMNH PAL 30325 belongs to this bird, may belong to Presbyornis.
- Telmabates
- Anatidae
- †Eonessa (Eocene)
- †Cygnavus (Early Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- †Cygnopterus (middle Oligocene - Early Miocene) - sometimes included in Cygnavus
- †Guguschia (Oligocene)
- †Mionetta (Late Oligocene - Early Miocene) - includes "Anas" blanchardi, "A." consobrina, "A." natator
- †Dunstanetta (Early/Middle Miocene)
- †Manuherikia (Early/Middle Miocene)
- †Matanas (Early/Middle Miocene)
- †Miotadorna (Early/Middle Miocene)
- †Megalodytes (Middle Miocene)
- †Sinanas (Middle Miocene)
- †Anserobranta (Late Miocene) - includes "Anas" robusta, validity doubtful
- †Dendrochen (Late Miocene) - includes "Anas" integra
- †Presbychen (Late Miocene)
- †Afrocygnus (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene)
- †Balcanas (Early Pliocene) - may belong in 'Tadorna
- †Wasonaka (Middle Pliocene)
- †Paracygnus (Late Pliocene)
- †Anabernicula (Late Pliocene? - Late Pleistocene)
- †Eremochen (Pliocene)
- †Tirarinetta (Pliocene)
- †Brantadorna (Middle Pleistocene)
- †Nannonetta (Late Pleistocene of Peru)
- †Aldabranas (Late Pleistocene)
- Placement unresolved
- "Anas" luederitzensis (Kalahari Early Miocene of Lüderitzbucht, Namibia)
- "Oxura" doksana (Early Miocene)
- Anatidae gen. et sp. indet. MNZ S42797 (Early/Middle Miocene)
- "Aythya" chauvirae (Middle Miocene) - 2 species
- "cf. Megalodytes" (Middle Miocene)
- Anatidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene) - several species
- "Anas" meyerii (Middle Miocene)
- "Anas" velox (Middle - Late? Miocene) - may include "A." meyerii
- "Anas" albae (Late Miocene of Polgárdi, Hungary) - formerly in Mergus
- "Anas" isarensis (Late Miocene of Aumeister, Germany)
- Anatidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- "Anas" eppelsheimensis (Early Pliocene of Eppelsheim, Germany)
- "Chenopis" nanus (Pleistocene) - at least 2 taxa, may be living species
- Extant and recently extinct genera present in the fossil record
- Somateria (middle Oligocene? - Recent)
- Bucephala (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Clangula (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Cygnus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Histrionicus (Middle Miocene - Recent) - includes Ocyplonessa
- Mergus (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Anas (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Anser (Late Miocene - Recent) - includes Heterochen
- Aythya (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Branta (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Oxyura (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Chendytes (Early Pleistocene - Holocene)
- Lophodytes (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
- Neochen (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
GalliformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Austinornis (Late Cretaceous) - tentatively placed here; formerly Graculavus/Ichthyornis/Pedioecetes lentus
- †Procrax (middle Eocene? - Early Oligocene) - cracid? gallinuloidid?
- †Palaeortyx (middle Eocene -? Early Pliocene) - phasianid or odontophorid
- †Palaeonossax (Late Oligocene) - cracid?
- †Taoperdix (Late Oligocene) - gallinuloidid? Includes "Tetrao" pessieti
- †Archaealectrornis (Oligocene) - phasianid?
- †Galliformes gen. et sp. indet. MCZ 342506 (Oligocene) - formerly in Gallinuloides; phasianid?
- †Archaeophasianus (Oligocene? - Late Miocene) - tetraonid or phasianid
- †Palaealectoris (Early Miocene) - tetraonid?
- †Linquornis (middle Miocene)
- †Palaeoalectoris (middle Miocene)
- †Shandongornis (middle Miocene)
- †"Cyrtonyx" tedfordi (Late Miocene)
- †Gallinuloididae
- Gallinuloides (Early/middle Eocene)
- Paraortygoides (London Clay Early Eocene of Walton-on-the-Naze, England - middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
- †Paraortygidae
- Pirortyx
- Paraortyx
- †Quercymegapodiidae
- Quercymegapodius (middle Eocene - Early Oligocene)
- Taubacrex (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Brazil)
- Ameripodius (Late Oligocene - Early Miocene of Brazil and France)
- Megapodidae - Megapodes
- †Ngawupodius
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Leipoa gallinacea - formerly Chosornis, Palaeopelargus, Progura
- Cracidae
- †Boreortalis (Early Miocene) - may be same as Ortalis
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Ortalis (Early Miocene - Recent)
- Phasianidae - Pheasants, quails, partridges, grouse and turkeys
- †Amitabha (Bridger middle Eocene of Forbidden City, USA)
- †Schaubortyx (middle Eocene - Early Oligocene)
- †Rhegminornis (Early Miocene of Bell, USA)
- †Proagriocharis (Kimball Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Lime Creek, USA)
- †Chauvireria (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria)
- †Palaeocryptonyx (Late Pliocene of SW Europe) - including "Francolinus" minor, "F." subfrancolinus
- †Miogallus
- †Miophasianus
- †Palaeoperdix
- †Pliogallus
- †Plioperdix
- Placement unresolved
- "Tympanuchus" stirtoni (Early Miocene of South Dakota)
- Tetraoninae gen. et sp. indet. (Sajóvölgyi Middle Miocene of Mátraszõlõs, Hungary)
- Meleagridae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene of Westmoreland County, USA)
- "Tympanuchus" lulli (Pleistocene? of New Jersey)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Coturnix (Late Oligocene - Recent)
- Bambusicola (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Phasianus (Late Miocene)
- Gallus (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Lagopus (Early? Pliocene - Recent)
- Meleagris (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Pavo (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Tetrao (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Francolinus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Perdix (Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Bonasa (Early/Middle Pleistocene - Recent)
- Dendragapus (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
- Alectoris
- Odontophoridae
- †Nanortyx (Cypress Hills Early Oligocene of North Calf Creek, Canada)
- †Miortyx (Rosebud Early Miocene of Flint Hill, USA)
- †Neortyx (Early Pleistocene of Reddick, USA)
- Placement unresolved
- †Odontophoridae gen. et sp. indet. KUVP 9393 (White River Early/middle Oligocene of Logan County, USA)
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Cyrtonyx cooki (Late Miocene? of Upper Sheep Creek, USA)
- Callipepla? shotwelli (Middle Pliocene of McKay Reservoir, USA) - formerly Lophortyx
- Colinus hibbardi (Rexroad Late Pliocene of Rexroad, USA)
- Colinus sp. (Late Pliocene of Benson, USA)
- Colinus suilium (Early Pleistocene of SE USA)
- Dendrortyx? sp. (Late Pleistocene of San Josecito Cavern, Mexico)
CharadriiformesEditar
- Basal and unresolved taxa
- †Charadriiformes gen. et sp. indet. (Late Cretaceous) - burhinid? basal?
- †"Morsoravis" (Late Paleocene/Early Eocene) - a nomen nudum?
- †Jiliniornis (middle Eocene) - charadriid?
- †Boutersemia (Early Oligocene) - glareolid?
- †Turnipax (Early Oligocene) - turnicid?
- †Elorius (Early Miocene)
- †"Larus" desnoyersii (Early Miocene of SE France) - larid? stercorarid?
- †"Larus" pristinus (John Day Early Miocene of Willow Creek, USA) - larid?
- †Charadriiformes gen. et spp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - several species, 1 probably larid
- †Charadriiformes gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene)
- †"Totanus" teruelensis (Late Miocene of Los Mansuetos, Spain) - scolopacid? larid?
- †"Actitis" balcanica (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria) - scolopacid? charadriid?
- Scolopacidae - Waders and snipes
- †Paractitis (Early Oligocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Scolopacidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle - Late Miocene)
- Scolopacidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Pliocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Limosa (Late Eocene? - Recent)
- Tringa (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene? - Recent) - includes Totanus
- Gallinago (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Scolopax (Early/Middle Pliocene? - Recent)
- Phalaropus (Middle Pliocene - Recent)
- Actitis (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Numenius (Late Pleistocene - Recent) - includes Palnumenius
- Jacanidae
- †Nupharanassa (Early Oligocene)
- †Janipes
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- †Jacana farrandi
- Laridae
- †Laridae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Oligocene)
- †Laricola (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene) - larid? Formerly "Larus" elegans and "L." totanoides
- †Gaviota (Middle/Late Miocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Larus (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Alcidae
- †Hydrotherikornis (Late Eocene of Oregon, USA)
- †Petralca (Early ?- Late Oligocene of Austria)
- †Miocepphus (Middle Miocene of CE USA)
- †Alcodes (Late Miocene of Orange County, USA)
- †Praemancalla (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene of Orange County, USA)
- †Mancalla (Late Miocene - Early Pleistocene of W North America)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Cepphus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Cerorhinca (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Uria (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Aethia (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Alca (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Synthliboramphus (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Fratercula (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Pinguinus (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Brachyramphus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Ptychoramphus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Stercorariidae
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Stercorarius sp. (Middle Miocene)
- Stercorarius shufeldti (Fossil Lake Middle Pleistocene of WC USA)
- Prehistoric subspecies of extant species
- Stercorarius pomarinus philippi
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Glareolidae
- †Paractiornis (Agate Fossil Beds Early Miocene of Sioux County, USA)
- †Mioglareola (Early Miocene of Czechia) - formerly "Larus" dolnicensis
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Glareola neogena
- Burhinidae
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Burhinus lucorum (Early Miocene)
- Burhinus aquilonaris
- Burhinus sp. (Cuba, West Indies)
- Burhinus sp. (Late Pleistocene of Las Higueruelas, Spain)
- Prehistoric subspecies of extant species
- Burhinus bistriatus nanus
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Charadriidae
- †Limicolavis (John Day Early Miocene of Malheur County, USA)
- †Viator (Late Pleistocene of Talara, Peru) - may be synonym of Vanellus (or Belanopteryx if valid)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Vanellus (Middle/Late Pleistocene - Recent) - includes Belanopteryx
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Oreopholus orcesi
- Recurvirostridae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Himantopus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Recurvirostra sanctaeneboulae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
GastornithiformesEditar
- Gastornithidae
- Gastornis (Late Paleocene - middle Eocene) - includes Diatryma
- Gasthornithidae gen. et sp. indet. (Paleocene) - possibly Gastornis
- Gasthornithidae gen. et sp. indet. YPM PU 13258 (Early Eocene) - possibly juvenile Gastornis giganteus
- "Diatryma" cotei (middle-Late Eocene)
- Zhongyuanus
GruiformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Propelargus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene) - cariamid or idiornithid
- †Rupelrallus (Early Oligocene) - rallid? parvigruid?
- †Badistornis (middle Oligocene) - aramid?
- †Probalearica (Late Oligocene? - Middle Pliocene) - gruid? A nomen dubium?
- †"Gruiformes" gen. et sp. indet. MNZ S42623 (Early/Middle Miocene) - Aptornithidae?
- †Aramornis (Middle Miocene) - gruid? aramid?
- †Euryonotus (Pleistocene) - rallid?
- †Occitaniavis - cariamid or idiornithid, includes Geranopsis elatus
- †Parvigruidae
- Parvigrus (Early Oligocene of Pichovet, France)
- †Songziidae - possibly a nomen nudum
- Songzia (Eocene) - possibly a nomen nudum
- Rallidae - Rails
- †Eocrex (Early Eocene)
- †Palaeorallus (Early Eocene)
- †Parvirallus (Early - middle Eocene)
- †Aletornis (middle Eocene) - includes Protogrus
- †Fulicaletornis (middle Eocene)
- †Latipons (middle Eocene)
- †Ibidopsis (Late Eocene)
- †Quercyrallus (Late Eocene -? Late Oligocene)
- †Belgirallus (Early Oligocene)
- †Rallicrex (Middle/Late Oligocene)
- †Palaeoaramides (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene - Late Miocene)
- †Paraortygometra (Late Oligocene/?Early Miocene -? Middle Miocene)
- †Pararallus (Late Oligocene? - Late Miocene) - possibly belongs into Palaeoaramides
- †Miofulica (Middle Miocene)
- †Youngornis (Middle Miocene)
- †Miorallus (Middle - Late Miocene)
- †Creccoides (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Oligocene)
- Rallidae gen. et spp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - several species
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene)
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. UMMP V55013/-14; UMMP V55012/V45750/V45746 (Late Pliocene)
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. UMMP V29080 (Late Pliocene)
- Rallidae gen. et sp. indet. (Bermuda, West Atlantic)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Coturnicops avita (Glenns Ferry Late Pliocene of Hagerman, USA)
- Laterallus insignis (Rexroad Late Pliocene of Rexroad, USA)
- Laterallus sp. (Late Pliocene of Macasphalt Shell Pit, USA)
- †Eogruidae
- Eogrus (Irdin Manha Middle/Late Eocene - Tung Gur Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Mongolia)
- Sonogrus (Ergilin Dzo Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Khor Dzan, Mongolia)
- †Ergilornithidae - may belong in Eogruidae
- Ergilornis (Early/middle Oligocene of Ergil-Obo, Mongolia)
- Proergilornis (Early/middle Oligocene of Ergil-Obo, Mongolia)
- Amphipelargus
- Urmiornis - may belong into Amphipelargus
- Gruidae
- †Palaeogrus (middle Eocene of Germany and Italy - Middle Miocene of France)
- †Camusia (Late Miocene of Menorca, Mediterranean)
- †Pliogrus (Early Pliocene of Eppelsheim, Germany)
- Placement unresolved
- Gruidae gen. et sp. indet. - formerly Grus conferta (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Contra Costa County, USA)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- †Messelornithidae - Messel-birds
- Itardiornis
- Messelornis
- †Salmilidae
- Salmila
- †Ameghinornithidae
- Strigogyps - probably includes Aenigmavis and Ameghinornis
- †Geranoididae
- Eogeranoides (Willwood Early Eocene of Foster Gulch, USA)
- Geranoides (Willwood Early Eocene of South Elk Creek, USA)
- Palaeophasianus (Willwood Early Eocene of Bighorn County, USA)
- Paragrus (Early Eocene of WC USA)
- Geranodornis (Bridger middle Eocene of Church Buttes, USA)
- †Bathornithidae
- Eutreptornis (Uinta Late Eocene of Ouray Agency, USA)
- Neocathartes (Late Eocene)
- Palaeogyps (Early Oligocene of WC North America)
- Bathornithidae gen. nov. (Early - middle Oligocene of C USA) - formerly Bathornis celeripes and B. cursor
- Paracrax (Early/middle Oligocene of Gerry's Ranch, USA - Brule Late Oligocene of South Dakota, USA) - includes Oligocorax/Phalacrocorax mediterraneus
- Bathornis (Early Oligocene - Early Miocene of C USA)
- †Idiornithidae
- Idiornis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany ?- Quercy Phosphorites middle Oligocene of Quercy, France)
- Gypsornis (Montmartre Late Eocene of Montmartre, France)
- Oblitavis
- †Phorusrhacidae
- Paleopsilopterus (Middle Paleocene)
- Andrewsornis (middle - Late Oligocene)
- Physornis (middle - Late Oligocene)
- Psilopterus (middle Oligocene - Late Miocene)
- Paraphysornis (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene)
- Brontornis (Early - Middle Miocene)
- Patagornis (Early - Middle Miocene)
- Phorusrhacos (Early - Middle Miocene)
- Andalgalornis (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene)
- Devincenzia (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene)
- Procariama (Late Miocene - Early Pliocene)
- Mesembriornis (Late Miocene - Late Pliocene)
- Titanis (Early - Late Pliocene)
- Cariamidae
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Chunga incerta
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Otididae
- †Gryzaja
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Otis khosatzkii (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria)
- Chlamydotis affinis
PhoenicopteriformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Phoeniconotius (Etadunna Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Lake Pitikanta, Australia)
- †Palaelodidae
- Adelalopus (Borgloon Early Oligocene of Hoogbutsel, Belgium)
- Palaelodus (middle Oligocene -? Middle Pleistocene)
- Megapaloelodus (Late Oligocene - Early Pliocene)
- Phoenicopteridae
- †Elornis (Middle? Eocene - Early Oligocene) - includes Actiornis
- Placement unresolved
- Phoenicopteridae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle? - Late Miocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Phoenicopterus (middle Oligocene - Recent)
PodicipediformesEditar
- Podicipedidae
- †Miobaptus (Early Miocene)
- †Thiornis (Late Miocene -? Early Pliocene)
- †Pliolymbus (Late Pliocene - Early? Pleistocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Podicipedidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Pliocene) - formerly included in Podiceps parvus
- Podicipedidae gen. et sp. indet. UMMP 49592, 52261, 51848, 52276, KUVP 4484 (Late Pliocene)
- Podicipedidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Podiceps (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene - Recent)
- Aechmophorus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Podilymbus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
CiconiiformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Proplegadis (London Clay Early Eocene of England) - Threskiornithidae?
- †"Teratornis" olsoni - Teratornithidae?
- Ardeidae
- †Calcardea (Paleocene)
- †Proardea (Late Eocene ?- Late Oligocene)
- †Xenerodiops (Early Oligocene)
- †Zeltornis (Early Miocene)
- †Ardeagradis
- †Proardeola - possibly same as Proardea
- Placement unresolved
- "Anas" basaltica (Late Oligocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Nycticorax (Early Oligocene - Recent)
- Ardea (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Egretta (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Butorides (Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Botaurus
- Scopidae
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Scopus xenopus
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Threskiornithidae
- †Threskiornithidae gen. et sp. indet. NMMP-KU 1301 (Pondaung middle Eocene of Paukkaung, Myanmar) - Threskiornithidae?
- †Rhynchaeites (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) - including Plumumida
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Geronticus (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Platalea tiangangensis (Xiacaowan Middle Miocene of Sihong, China)
- Plegadis paganus (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of France) - formerly Eudocimus, including Milnea
- Plegadis gracilis (Late Pliocene of WC USA)
- Plegadis pharangites (Late Pliocene of WC USA)
- Theristicus wetmorei (Late Pleistocene of Peru)
- Eudocimus leiseyi (Early Pleistocene of Florida)
- Eudocimus peruvianus (Late Pleistocene of Peru; may be living species)
- Eudocimus sp. (Middle Pliocene of Florida)
- †Teratornithidae - Teratorns
- Argentavis (Late Miocene)
- Aiolornis (Early Pliocene - Late Pleistocene)
- Cathartornis
- Teratornis (Early Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene)
- Cathartidae
- †Diatropornis (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene -? middle Oligocene)
- †Phasmagyps (Early Oligocene)
- †Brasilogyps (Late Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- †Hadrogyps (Middle Miocene)
- †Pliogyps (Late Miocene - Late Pliocene)
- †Perugyps (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene)
- †Dryornis (Early - Late? Pliocene) - may belong to modern genus Vultur
- †Aizenogyps (Late Pliocene)
- †Breagyps (Late Pleistocene)
- †Geronogyps (Late Pleistocene)
- †Wingegyps (Late Pleistocene)
- †Parasarcoramphus
- Placement unresolved
- Cathartidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Oligocene of Mongolia)
- Cathartidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, USA)
- Cathartidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Pliocene of Argentina)
- Cathartidae gen. et sp. indet. (Cuba)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Sarcoramphus (Middle Pliocene ?- Recent)
- Gymnogyps (Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Vultur (Pliocene - Recent) - distinctiveness disputed
- Balaenicipitidae - Shoebills
- †Goliathia (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Egypt)
- †Paludavis (Late Miocene of Tunisia and Pakistan)
- Ciconiidae
- †Palaeoephippiorhynchus (Early Oligocene of Fayyum, Egypt)
- †Grallavis (Early Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France, and Djebel Zelten, Libya) - may be same as Prociconia
- †Prociconia (Late Pleistocene of Brazil) - may belong to modern genus Jabiru or Ciconia
- †Pelargosteon (Early Pleistocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Ciconiidae gen. et sp. indet. - formerly Aquilavus/Cygnus bilinicus (Early Miocene)
- Ciconiidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- cf. Leptoptilos gen. et sp. indet. - formerly L. siwalicensis (Late Miocene? - Late Pliocene)
- Ciconiidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Pleistocene) - Ciconia or Mycteria?
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Ciconia (Early Miocene? - Recent) - includes Xenorhynchus
- Mycteria (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Ephippiorhynchus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Leptoptilos (Late Miocene - Recent) - includes Cryptociconia
- Jabiru (Early Pliocene - Recent)
PelecaniformesEditar
- Basal and unresolved forms
- †"Sula" ronzoni (Early Oligocene of Ronzon, France) - formerly Mergus and Prophalacrocorax
- †Prophaethontidae
- Lithoptila (Late Paleocene - Early Eocene of Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco)
- Prophaethon (Late Paleocene ?- Early Eocene)
- Phaethontidae
- †Phaethusavis (Early Eocene of Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco)
- †Heliadornis (Miocene of North America and Europe)
- Fregatidae
- †Limnofregata (Early Eocene)
- Sulidae
- †Masillastega (middle Eocene)
- †Eostega (Middle/Late Eocene)
- †Empheresula (Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene)
- †Microsula (Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene)
- †Sarmatosula (Middle Miocene)
- †Miosula (Late Miocene)
- †Palaeosula (?Early Pliocene)
- †Rhamphastosula (Early Pliocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Sulidae gen. et sp. indet. (Thalberg Late Oligocene of Germany)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants and shags
- †Nectornis (Late Oligocene?/Early Miocene of C Europe - Middle Miocene of Bes-Konak, Turkey) - includes Oligocorax miocaenus
- †"Valenticarbo" (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene) - a nomen dubium
- Placement unresolved
- †"Oligocorax" sp. (Late Oligocene of Enspel, Germany)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Phalacrocorax (Oligocene ?- Recent) - may be several genera. Includes Australocorax, Miocorax, Pliocarbo
- †Plotopteridae
- Copepteryx
- Hokkaidornis
- Phocavis
- Plotopterum
- Tonsala
- †Protoplotidae
- Protoplotus (Paleocene? - middle Eocene of Sumatra)
- Anhingidae
- †Meganhinga (Early Miocene)
- †Macranhinga (Middle/Late Miocene -? Early Pliocene)
- †Anhingidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle/Late Miocene)
- †Giganhinga (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Anhinga (Early Miocene - Recent)
- †Pelagornithidae
- Pseudodontornis (Late Paleocene - London Clay Early Eocene of England)
- Dasornis (London Clay Early Eocene of England)
- Macrodontopteryx (London Clay Early Eocene of England)
- Odontopteryx (London Clay Early Eocene of England)
- Gigantornis (middle Eocene of Nigeria)
- Cyphornis (Eocene of Vancouver, Canada)
- Osteodontornis (Early Oligocene - Pliocene)
- Pelagornis (Middle Miocene of France - Late Pliocene of Morocco)
- Caspiodontornis
- Palaeochenoides
- Tympanoneisiotes
- Placement unresolved
- ?Pelagornithidae gen. et sp. indet. (middle Eocene)
- Pelecanidae
- †Protopelicanus
- †Miopelecanus
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Pelecanus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
ProcellariiformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- Primodroma (Early Eocene)
- †Diomedeoididae
- Rupelornis (Early Oligocene of Belgium)
- Diomedeoides (Early Oligocene ?-Early Miocene of C Europe and Iran) - includes Frigidafons, may be synonym of Rupelornis
- Diomedeidae
- †Murunkus (middle Eocene)
- †Plotornis (Early - Middle Miocene) - includes "Puffinus" arvernensis
- Placement unresolved
- Diomedeidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Oligocene of South Carolina)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Diomedea (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Phoebastria (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Thalassarche (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Hydrobatidae
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Oceanodroma hubbsi (Capistrano Middle/Late Miocene of Orange County, USA)
- Oceanodroma sp.
- Pelagodroma sp. 1
- Pelagodroma sp. 2
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Procellariidae
- †Argyrodyptes (San Julián Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of Chubut, Argentina)
- †Pterodromoides
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Puffinus (Early Oligocene - Recent) - includes "Larus" raemdonckii
- Fulmarus (Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Pachyptila (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Calonectris (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- "Pterodroma" (Pleistocene - Recent)
- Procellaria
- Pelecanoididae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Pelecanoides (Early/Middle Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
GaviiformesEditar
- Gaviidae
- †Colymboides (Late Eocene - Early Miocene) - includes Hydrornis
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Gavia (Early Miocene - Recent)
SphenisciformesEditar
- Unresolved and basal forms
- †Waimanu (Early - Late Palaeocene)
- †Perudyptes - basal? (middle Eocene)
- Sphenisciformes gen. et sp. indet. CADIC P 21 (middle Eocene)
- Spheniscidae
- †Crossvallia (Late Paleocene)
- †Anthropornis (middle Eocene ?- Early Oligocene)
- †Archaeospheniscus (Middle/Late Eocene - Late Oligocene)
- †Delphinornis (Middle/Late Eocene ?- Early Oligocene)
- †Palaeeudyptes (Middle/Late Eocene - Late Oligocene)
- † Icadyptes (Late Eocene)
- †Pachydyptes (Late Eocene)
- †Marambiornis (Late Eocene -? Early Oligocene)
- †Mesetaornis (Late Eocene -? Early Oligocene)
- †Tonniornis (Late Eocene -? Early Oligocene)
- †Wimanornis (Late Eocene -? Early Oligocene)
- †Arthrodytes (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- †Duntroonornis (Late Oligocene)
- †Korora (Late Oligocene)
- †Platydyptes (Late Oligocene)
- †Chubutodyptes (Early Miocene)
- †Eretiscus (Patagonia Early Miocene)
- †Paraptenodytes (Early - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene)
- †Palaeospheniscus (Early? - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene)
- †Anthropodyptes (Middle Miocene)
- †Madrynornis (Late Miocene)
- †Pseudaptenodytes (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene)
- †Marplesornis (Pliocene)
- †Dege
- †Nucleornis
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Pygoscelis (Middle/Late Miocene - Recent)
- Spheniscus (Middle/Late Miocene - Recent)
- Aptenodytes (Early? Pliocene - Recent)
- Placement unresolved
- Spheniscidae gen. et sp. indet (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of Hakataramea, New Zealand)
PteroclidiformesEditar
- Pteroclididae
- †Archaeoganga
- †Leptoganga
ColumbiformesEditar
- Columbidae
- †Gerandia (Early Miocene)
- Placement unresolved
- †Columbidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Columba (Early Pliocene - Recent)
- Patagioenas (Early Pliocene - Recent)
PsittaciformesEditar
Unresolved and basal fossil parrots:
- †Mopsitta (Early Eocene) - psittacid?
- †Psittacopes (Early/middle Eocene)
- †Serudaptus - pseudasturid or psittacid?
- †Pseudasturidae (= Halcyornithidae?)
- Pseudasturidae FU 125 gen. et sp. indet. (Early Eocene)
- Pseudasturides - formerly Pseudastur
- †Quercypsittidae
- Quercypsitta (Late Eocene)
- Cacatuidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Cacatua (Early Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Psittacidae
- †Archaeopsittacus (Late Oligocene/Early Miocene)
- †Xenopsitta (Early Miocene)
- †Psittacidae gen. et spp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - several species
- †Bavaripsitta (Middle Miocene)
- †Psittacidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene) - erroneously placed in Pararallus dispar, includes "Psittacus" lartetianus
- Extant and recently extinct genera present in the fossil record
- Conuropsis (Early? Miocene - Holocene)
- Nandayus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Cyanoliseus (Middle Pleistocene - Recent)
- Aratinga (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
- Rhynchopsitta (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
OpisthocomiformesEditar
- Opisthocomidae
- †Hoazinoides (Mioceno Superior)
- †Hoatzi - may be same as Foro
CuculiformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- Cuculiformes gen. et sp. indet. (Early Eocene)
- Musophagidae
- †Veflintornis (Middle Miocene) - formerly Apopempsis
- Placement unresolved
- Musophagidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Oligocene - Middle Miocene of WC Europe)
- "Apopempsis" africanus (Early Miocene) - formerly Musophaga, might belong in Veflintornis
- Musophagidae gen. et sp. indet. (Egypt)
- Cuculidae
- †Eocuculus (Late Eocene)
- †Dynamopterus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene)
- †Neococcyx (Early Oligocene)
- †Cursoricoccyx (Early Miocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Cuculidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Pliocene)
FalconiformesEditar
- Unresolved and basal forms
- †Masillaraptor (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) - basal?
- †Horusornithidae
- Horusornis (Late Eocene)
- Pandionidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Pandion (Early Oligocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Sagittariidae
- †Pelargopappus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of France) - formerly Amphiserpentarius/Amynoptilon/Pelargopsis
- Accipitridae
- †Milvoides (Late Eocene)
- †Aquilavus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- †Palaeocircus (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene)
- †Palaeastur (Early Miocene)
- †Pengana (Early Miocene)
- †Promilio (Early Miocene)
- †Proictinia (Early - Late Miocene/Early Pliocene)
- †Neophrontops (Early/middle Miocene - Late Pleistocene) - formerly in Neophron
- †Mioaegypius (middle Miocene)
- †Apatosagittarius (Late Miocene)
- †Palaeoborus (Miocene)
- †Qiluornis (Miocene)
- †Thegornis (Miocene)
- †Garganoaetus (Early Pliocene)
- †Amplibuteo (Late Pliocene of Peru - Late Pleistocene) - may belong to extant genus Harpyhaliaetus (or Buteogallus)
- †Neogyps
- †Palaeohierax - includes "Aquila" gervaisii
- †Wetmoregyps - formerly Morphnus daggetti
- Placement unresolved
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. AMNH FR 7434 (Early Eocene)
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Oligocene)
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene)
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Pliocene) - Parabuteo?
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene) - Buteo?
- Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet. (Egypt)
- "Aquila" danana (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene) - formerly also Geranoaetus or Buteo
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Haliaeetus (Early Oligocene - Recent)
- Buteo (middle Oligocene - Recent)
- Aquila (Middle? Miocene - Recent)
- Buteogallus (Middle Miocene - Recent) - might include Harpyhaliaetus
- "Hieraaetus" (Middle Miocene - Recent) - doubtfully distinct from Aquila
- Milvus (Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Gyps (Middle Pleistocene - Recent)
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Spizaetus grinnelli (Rancho La Brea Late Pleistocene of California, USA) - formerly Geranoaetus or Buteo
- Spizaetus pliogryps - formerly Aquila
- Falconidae
- †Parvulivenator (Early Eocene)
- †Stintonornis (Early Eocene)
- †Badiostes (Early Miocene)
- †Pediohierax (Middle Miocene) - formerly Falco ramenta
- Placement unresolved
- Falconidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- "Sushkinia" pliocaena (Early Pliocene) - belongs into Falco?
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
CaprimulgiformesEditar
Apparently paraphyletic.
- Placement unresolved
- †Paraprefica (Early Eocene?) - Steatornithidae or Nyctibiidae
- Steatornithidae
- †Prefica
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Steatornis sp.
- Podargidae
- †Masillapodargus
- †Quercypodargus
- Nyctibiidae
- †Euronyctibius
- Caprimulgidae
- †Ventivorus
AegotheliformesEditar
- Aegothelidae
- †Quipollornis (Early/Middle Miocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Aegotheles (Early/Middle Miocene - Recent)
ApodiformesEditar
- Basal and unresolved forms
- †Primapus (Early Eocene) - aegialornithid or apodid
- †Parargornis (middle Eocene) - jungornithid, trochilid, basal as Argornis?
- †Argornis (Late Eocene) - basal to Jungornithidae and Trochilidae
- †Cypselavus (Late Eocene - Early Oligocene) - aegialornithid or hemiprocnid
- †Aegialornithidae
- Aegialornis (Early? - Late Eocene)
- †Jungornithidae
- Jungornis (Early Oligocene of N Caucasus, Russia)
- Palescyvus
- Laputavis
- Trochilidae
- †Eurotrochilus (Early Oligocene of Frauenweiler, Germany)
- Placement unresolved
- Trochilidae sp. et gen. indet. (Bahamas, West Indies)
- Trochilidae sp. et gen. indet. (Brazil)
- Apodidae
- †Scaniacypselus (Early - middle Eocene)
- †Procypseloides (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Collocalia (Early Miocene - Recent)
- Apus (Middle/Late Miocene - Recent)
- Chaetura (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Tachornis (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
ColiiformesEditar
- Unresolved and basal forms
- †Chascacocolius (Paleoceno Superior? - Eoceno Médio) - basal? sandcoleid?
- †Eocolius (Mioceno Inferior) - sandcoleid or coliid
- †Selmes (Eoceno Médio? - Oligoceno Superior) - coliid?, possibly synonym of Primocolius
- †Limnatornis (Mioceno Inferior) - coliid? (Urocolius?) Includes "Picus" consobrinus
- †"Picus" archiaci (Mioceno Inferior) - Limnatornis? coliid? (Urocolius?)
- †Necrornis (Mioceno Médio) - coliid? (Colius?)
- †Coliiformes gen. et sp. indet. (Mioceno Superior) - coliid? (Colius, Urocolius?)
- †Eobucco - sandcoleid?
- †Uintornis - sandcoleid?
- †Sandcoleidae
- Sandcoleus (Paleoceno)
- Anneavis
- Eoglaucidium
- Coliidae
- †Primocolius (Eoceno Superior/Oligoceno)
- †Oligocolius (Oligoceno Inferior)
- †Masillacolius (Eoceno Médio)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Colius (Mioceno? - Recente)
StrigiformesEditar
- Unresolved and basal forms
- †Berruornis (Late Paleocene) - basal? Sophornithidae?
- †Strigiformes gen. et ap. indet. (Late Paleocene)
- †Palaeoglaux (middle - Late Eocene) - own family Palaeoglaucidae or Strigidae?
- †Palaeobyas (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene) - Tytonidae? Sophiornithidae?
- †Palaeotyto (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene) - Tytonidae?
- †Strigiformes gen. et spp. indet. (Early Oligocene)
- †Ogygoptyngidae
- †Ogygoptynx (Middle/Late Paleocene)
- †Protostrigidae
- Eostrix (Early - middle Eocene)
- Minerva (middle - Late Eocene) - formerly Protostrix, includes "Aquila" ferox, "Aquila" lydekkeri, and "Bubo" leptosteus
- Oligostrix (middle Oligocene)
- †Sophiornithidae
- Sophiornis
- Strigidae - Typical owls
- †Mioglaux (Late Oligocene? - Early Miocene) - includes "Bubo" poirreiri
- †Intutula (Early/Middle -? Late Miocene) - includes "Strix/Ninox" brevis
- †Alasio (Middle Miocene) - includes "Strix" collongensis
- Placement unresolved
- †"Otus" wintershofensis (Early/Middle Miocene) - may be close to extant genus Ninox
- †"Strix" edwardsi (Late Miocene)
- †"Asio" pygmaeus (Early Pliocene)
- Strigidae gen. et sp. indet. UMMP V31030 (Late Pliocene) - Strix/Bubo?
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Tytonidae - Barn Owls
- †Necrobyas (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Early Miocene)
- †Prosybris (Early Oligocene? - Early Miocene)
- †Nocturnavis
- †Selenornis
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Tyto (Late Miocene - Recent)
CoraciiformesEditar
- Basal and unresolved forms
- †Quasisyndactylus (middle Eocene) - alcediniform, basal?
- †Cryptornis (Late Eocene) - bucerotid? geranopterid?
- † Coraciiformes gen. et spp. indet. PQ 1216, QU 15640 (Late Eocene) - 2 species
- †Geranopteridae
- Geranopterus (Late Eocene - Early Miocene) - includes "Nupharanassa" bohemica
- †Eocoraciidae
- Eocoracias (middle Eocene)
- †Primobucconidae - coraciiform?
- Primobucco (Early - middle Eocene)
- Todidae - Todies
- †Palaeotodus
- Motmotidae - Motmots
- †Protornis (Oligocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Momotidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- †Messelirrisoridae
- Messelirrisor (middle Eocene)
- Bucerotidae - Hornbills
- †Euroceros (Late Miocene of Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
TrogoniformesEditar
- Trogonidae
- †Septentrogon (Fur Late Paleocene/Early Eocene of Ejerslev, Denmark)
- †Primotrogon (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany? - Early Oligocene of France)
- †Paratrogon (Early Miocene of France)
- Placement unresolved
- Trogonidae gen. et sp. indet. 1 (NW Europe)
- Trogonidae gen. et sp. indet. 2 (NW Europe)
PiciformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Piciformes gen. et sp. indet. IRScNB Av 65 (Early Oligocene)
- †Rupelramphastoides (Early Oligocene) - ramphastid?
- †Piciformes gen. et sp. indet. SMF Av 429 (Late Oligocene)
- †Capitonides (Early - Middle Miocene) - ramphastid? "capitonid" (Lybiidae, Megalaimidae)? own family Capitonididae?
- †Pici gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene) - "capitonid" (Lybiidae, Megalaimidae?)
- †Miopiconidae
- Miopico
- Lybiidae
- †Lybiidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene) - extant genus Pogoniulus?
- Picidae
- †Palaeopicus (Late Oligocene)
- †Palaeonerpes (Early Pliocene)
- †Pliopicus (Early Pliocene)
- Placement unresolved
- Picidae gen. et sp. indet. (Middle Miocene)
- Picidae gen. et sp. indet. (Late Miocene)
- cf. Colaptes DMNH 1262 (Early Pliocene of Ainsworth, USA)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Campephilus (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
- Colaptes
- Dendrocopos
- Additional prehistoric subspecies of extant species
- Melanerpes superciliaris ssp. (Little Exuma, Bahamas)
- Melanerpes superciliaris ssp. (New Providence, Bahamas)
PasseriformesEditar
- Placement unresolved
- †Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Early Eocene) - several species, oscine?
- †Wieslochia (Early Oligocene)
- †Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Late Oligocene) - several suboscine and oscine species
- †Certhiops (Early Miocene of Germany) - basal Certhioidea
- †Passeriformes gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - suboscine?
- †Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - several species, oscine?
- †Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Middle Miocene) - several species, basal?
- †Passeriformes gen. et spp. indet. (Middle Miocene) - several species, oscine?
- †"Palaeostruthus" eurius (Pliocene)
- Eurylaimidae
- Placement unresolved
- Eurylaimidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Miocene)
- Placement unresolved
- †Palaeoscinidae
- Paleoscinis (Late Miocene)
- Furnariidae
- †Pseudoseisuropsis (Late Pleistocene of Uruguyay)
- Prehistoric species of extant genera
- Pseudoseisura cursor (Ensenada Early/Middle Pleistocene of Anchorena, Argentina)
- Cinclodes major (Middle Pleistocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)
- Menuridae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Menura (Early Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Meliphagidae
- Placement unresolved
- Meliphagidae gen. et spp. indet. (Middle/Late Miocene - Pliocene of Riversleigh, Australia) - at least 7 spp., some may be from extant genera
- Placement unresolved
- Orthonychidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Orthonyx (Middle/Late Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Oriolidae - Orioles and Figbird
- †Longimornis (Early Miocene of Riversleigh, Australia)
- Artamidae
- Placement unresolved
- Artamidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Miocene) - cracticine
- Placement unresolved
- Corvidae
- †Miocorvus (Middle Miocene)
- †Miopica (Middle Miocene)
- †Miocitta (Late Miocene)
- †Protocitta (Early Pleistocene)
- †Henocitta (Middle Pleistocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Corvus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Pica (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene - Recent)
- Pyrrhocorax
- Placement unresolved
- Corvidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Pliocene)
- Corvidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early/Middle Pleistocene) - probably belongs into extant genus
- Laniidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Lanius (Early Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Regulidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Regulus (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Megaluridae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- ?Locustella (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Acrocephalidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- ?Acrocephalus (Late Miocene - Recent)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Motacillidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Fringillidae
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Loxia (Late Pliocene - Recent)
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Coccothraustes simeonovi (Late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria)
- Coccothraustes balcanicus
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Icteridae
- †Pandanaris (Pleistocene)
- †Pyelorhamphus (Pleistocene)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Euphagus (Late Pleistocene - Recent)
- Cardinalidae
- Placement unresolved
- ?Passerina sp. (Early Pliocene of Yepómera, Mexico)
- Placement unresolved
- Emberizidae
- †Pampaemberiza (Middle Pleistocene of Necochea, Argentina)
- Extant genera present in the fossil record
- Ammodramus (Late Miocene - Recent) - includes Palaeostruthus
- Additional prehistoric species of extant genera
- Pipilo angelensis (Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea, USA)
Aves incertae sedisEditar
- †Aberratiodontus (Cretáceo Inferior) - enantiornithine? (own family?) Same as Yanornis?
- †Dalingheornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - enantiornithine?
- †Holbotia (Cretáceo Inferior de Andaikhudag, Mongólia) - basal pygostylian?
- †Hongshanornis (Cretáceo Inferior da China) - pygostylian? ornithurine?
- †"Jibeinia" (Cretáceo Inferior) - euenantiornithine? A nomen dubium
- †Nanantius (Cretáceo Inferior) - enantiornithine?
- †Otogornis (Cretáceo Inferior de Yike Zhaomeng, China) - basal pygostylian? enantiornithine (cathayornithid)?
- †Paraprotopteryx (Cretáceo Inferior de Fengning, China) - enantiornithine?
- †Protopteryx (Cretáceo Inferior da China) - enantiornithine?
- †Wyleyia (Cretáceo Inferior) - basal enantiornithine? neornithine (paleognath)?
- †Zhongornis (Cretáceo Inferior) - basal avian or juvenile confuciusornithid?
- †Aves gen. et sp. indet. Sahat Sakhan Dinosaur Research Centre collection, unnumbered (Sao Khua Early Cretaceous of Khok Kong, Thailand) - ornithurine?
- † Maniraptora gen. et sp. indet. IVPP V11309 (Yixian Early Cretaceous of Jianshangou, China) - basal pygostylian? therizinosaur (close to Beipiaosaurus?)?
- †Aves? gen. et sp. indet. NMC 50852 (Early/Late Cretaceous of Kem Kem region, Morocco) - avian? dromaeosaurid (close to Rahonavis)?
- †Alamitornis (Los Alamitos Formation Late Cretaceous of Los Alamitos, Argentina) - pygostylian (related to Patagopteryx)?
- †Apatornis (Cretáceo Superior) - neornithine (anseriform)?
- †"Cerebavis" (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithine? A nomen dubium
- †"Elopteryx" (Cretáceo Superior) - pygostylian? non-avian dinosaur? A nomen dubium
- †Euornithes gen. et sp. indet. (Cretáceo Superior de Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan)
- †Gargantuavis (Cretáceo Superior) - pygostylian? (enantiornithine?) basal ornithurine?
- †Hulsanpes (Cretáceo Superior) - basal avian? non-avian dinosaur?
- †Iaceornis (Cretáceo Superior de Gove County, USA) - neornithine or basal ornithurine
- †Ornithurae gen. et sp. indet. IGM 100/1309 (Nemegt Late Cretaceous of Tsagaan Kushu, Mongolia) - presbyornithid?
- †Ornithurae gen. et sp. indet. IGM 100/1310 (Nemegt Late Cretaceous of Tsagaan Kushu, Mongolia) - basal?
- †Horezmavis (Bissekty Late Cretaceous of Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan) - enantiornithine (gobipterygiform?), basal ornithurine or gruiform
- †"Ichthyornis" minusculus (Bissekty Late Cretaceous of Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan) - enantiornithine?
- †cf. Nanantius (Cretáceo Superior de Kyzyl Kum, Uzbequistão) - enantiornithine?
- †Neogaeornis (Cretáceo Superior) - baptornithid or neornithine (gaviiform, procellariiform?)
- †Patagopteryx (Cretáceo Superior) - pygostylian? (enantiornithine?)
- †Piksi (Cretáceo Superior de Montana) - ornithothoracine (perhaps distinct lineage), basal ornithurine or neornithine?
- †Platanavis (Bissekty Late Cretaceous of Kyzyl Kum, Uzbekistan)
- †Potamornis (Cretáceo Superior) - hesperornithid? baptornithid? enaliornithid?
- †Vorona (Cretáceo Superior) - enantiornithine? basal ornithuromorph?
- †UCMP 143274 (Cretáceo Superior de Niobrara County, USA) - psittaciform? non-avian?
- †Polarornis (Cretáceo Superior ou Eoceno) - gaviiform or pygostylian, may be synonym of Neogaeornis
- †Yandangornis (Cretáceo Superior) - basal avian? non-avian dinosaur?
- †Guildavis (Cretáceo de Wallace County, USA) - neornithine or basal ornithurine
- †Qinornis (Paleoceno Inferior/Médio de Luonan, China) - neornithine?
- †"Cathayornis" aberransis
- †"Cathayornis" caudatus
- †Gobipipus
- †"Ichthyornis" maltshevskyi
- †Chaoyangidae
- Chaoyangia (Cretáceo Inferior de Liaoning, China)
- Zhyraornithidae
- Zhyraornis (Cretáceo Superior)
LiaoningornithiformesEditar
- Liaoningornithidae
- Liaoningornis (Cretáceo Inferior de Liaoning, China)
EurolimnornithiformesEditar
- Eurolimnornithidae
- Eurolimnornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
PalaeocursornithiformesEditar
- Palaeocursornithidae
- Palaeocursornis (Cretáceo Inferior)
Referências
- ↑ Fide Gauther & de Queiroz (2001)
BibliografiaEditar
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- Aves Translation and Pronunciation Guide by Ben Creisler. Versão de 7-7-2003. Acessada em 1-9-2007.
- Aves e Dinossauros Avialae do período Jurássico
- Aves e Dinossauros Avialae do período Cretáceo
- Site sobre a evolução das aves
- Artigo na Conservapédia sobre o ponto de vista contrário ao parentesco entre aves e dinossauros