Gastornithiformes

Dromornis planei

Gastornis giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gastornithiformes

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: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: †Gastornithiformes

‎Infraclassis: Aves
Cohors: 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.