Andrewsornis abbotti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aves

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves

Ordo: incerti ordinis—Cariamiformes or Gruiformes or Ralliformes
Familia: †Phorusrhacidae
Subfamilia: incertae subfamiliae—†Patagornithinae or †Phorusrhacinae
Genus: †Andrewsornis

Species: †Andrewsornis abbotti

Name

Andrewsornis abbotti Patterson, 1941: 50

Type locality: Argentina, Provincia de Chubut, Cabeza Blanca; Formación Deseado.

Holotype: FM-P13417

Synonyms

• ?Phororhacos affinis [syn. Brodkorb, 1967: 161]
• ?Psilopterus affinis [syn. Agnolin, 2009: 45]

References

Primary references

• Patterson, B. 1941. A new phororhacoid bird from the Deseado formation of Patagonia. Geological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 8: 49–54. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.3387 Reference page. 
• Brodkorb, P. 1967. Catalogue of fossil birds, Part III (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 2(3): 99–220. University of Florida Digital Collections PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Agnolin, F. 2009. Sistemática y filogenia de las aves Fororracoideas (Gruiformes, Cariamae). Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara: Buenos Aires. ISBN 978-987-25346-1-5. PDF Reference page. 
• Alvarenga, H.M.F. & Höfling, E. 2003. Systematic revision of the Phorusrhacidae (Aves: Ralliformes). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 43(4): 55–91. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000400001 Reference page. 
• Angst, D. & Buffetaut, E. 2017. Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-1-78548-136-9. DOI: 10.1016/C2015-0-06179-2 Reference page.