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Archaeornithes
Taxonomy
Archaeornithes was named by Gadow (1893).
It was reranked as the superorder Archaeornithes by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Aves by Thulborn (1975), Walker (1981) and Carroll (1988); and to Palaeoaves by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was reranked as the superorder Archaeornithes by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Aves by Thulborn (1975), Walker (1981) and Carroll (1988); and to Palaeoaves by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Archaeornithes Gadow |
| 1975 | Archaeornithes Thulborn p. 267 |
| 1981 | Archaeornithes Walker p. 51 |
| 1988 | Archaeornithes Carroll |
| 2007 | Archaeornithes Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
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