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Suliformes

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Description

The order Suliformes (dubbed "Phalacrocoraciformes" by Christidis & Boles 2008) is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union. In regard to the recent evidence that the traditional Pelecaniformes is polyphyletic, it has been suggested that the group be split up to reflect the true evolutionary relationships.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7192775https://www.gbif.org/species/7192775
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)358821https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=358821
Rankorder
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
orderSuliformesSharpe 1891
Scientific NameSuliformes
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Suliformesorderbelongs to Avesstated without evidencedel Hoyo et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)194
Extant Size (PBDB)82 (42%)
First Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelurosauria)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. A. Zvonok, N. V. Zelenkov, and I. G. Danilov. 2016. A new unusual waterbird (Aves, ?Suliformes) from the Eocene of Kazakhstan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1):e1035783
Common Name(s) Cormorants, Cormorans, Sulfåglar
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suliformes

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Anhingidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Darter3223.0 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Fregatidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Frigatebird4655.8 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Phalacrocoracidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Cormorant26570.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Plotopteridae
family
listed (PBDB)2941.3 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Sulidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Booby19748.6 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Mangystania
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
141.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1891Suliformes Sharpe
2014Suliformes del Hoyo et al.
2016Suliformes Zvonok et al. p. 1

References

Zvonok E. A., Zelenkov N. V., et al (2016) A new unusual waterbird (Aves, ?Suliformes) from the Eocene of Kazakhstan, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36 1, e1035783 doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1035783
del Hoyo J., Collar N. J., et al (2014) HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines, 1-904
Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). (2016) IOC World Bird List (v 6.3). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.6.3. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
BirdLife Sverige, Taxonomikommittén (2016) Fågelordningar, version 11. http://birdlife.se/tk/fagelfamiljer/fagelfamiljelistan-i-webbformat-ver-10/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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