Opisthocomidae

Opisthocomus hoazin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Opisthocomiformes

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 Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: 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 Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Opisthocomiformes

Familia: Opisthocomidae
Genera: Opisthocomus – †Hoazinavis – †Hoazinoides – †Namibiavis – †Protoazin

Name

Opisthocomidae Swainson, 1837: 220 ["Opisthocominae"]

References

Primary references

• Swainson, W.J. 1837. On the Natural History and Relationships of the Family of Cuculidae or Cuckoos, with a view to determine the series of their variation. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 1: 213–225, 430–437. BHL BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Opisthocomidae – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

English: Hoatzin
日本語: ツメバケイ科

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