Aves—A Taxonomy in Flux (2 Viewers)

[Richard Klim]

John Boyd (TiF):
www.jboyd.net/Taxo/changes.html (26 May 2014)

I have done a partial refresh of the TiF essay and included a new section on Mesozoic birds.
[TiF essay: Introduction, Version 2.9]
[TiF Essay: Mesozoic Birds, Version, 2.9]

 

[Fred Ruhe]

In [TiF Essay: Mesozoic Birds, Version, 2.9] John Boyd states: "Two Palintropiformes are known, Apsaravis and Palintropus. Palintropus had once been considered a Neonithe, but it isn't. The fossils date from about 80 million years ago to the end of the Cretaceous."

If he wants to combine Apsaravis and Palintropus I think that APSARAVIFORMES Livezey et Zusi, 2007 has priority over PALINTROPIFORMES Longrich, Tokaryk et Field, 2011 (who only included Palintropus in their new taxon).

Fred Ruhe