Gastornithiformes

Dromornis planei

Gastornis giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gastornithiformes
Ordo: †Gastornithiformes

‎Classis: Aves
Infraclassis: Neognathae
Cladus: Galloanseres
Ordo: Gastornithiformes
Familiae: †Dromornithidae – †Gastornithidae

Name

Gastornithiformes Stejneger, 1885: 54 ["Gastornithes"]

References

Primary references

• Barrows, W.B., Elliot, D.G., Stejneger, L.H. & Kingsley, J.S. 1885. Natural history of birds. BHL. In Kingsley, J.S. (ed.) The Standard Natural History. Vol. 4. S.E. Cassino and Company: Boston. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.12300 BHL
  • Authorship: Stejneger: 1–195, 368–441, 458–547. Elliot: 196–259, 441–457. Barrows: 260–348. Kingsley: 349–367. (1886 "Recent Literature" in The Auk 3(4): 473–474. DOI: 10.2307/4625445 PDF) Reference page. 

Additional references

• Worthy, T.H., Degrange, F.J., Handley, W.D. & Lee, M.S.Y. 2017. The evolution of giant flightless birds and novel phylogenetic relationships for extinct fowl (Aves, Galloanseres). Royal Society Open Science 4: 170975. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170975 Reference page.