List of Fossil Birds - Neornithes

Neornithes

The subclass that contains all modern birds.

Unresolved and basal forms
These modern birds are known from remains that cannot be placed in relation to any one modern group and are neither autapomorphic enough to assign them to own orders. Especially the Late Cretaceous/early Paleogene taxa are probably basal to several modern orders, while later Paleogene taxa often represent extinct lineages outside the modern families.

  • Ceramornis (Late Cretaceous) – charadriiform?
  • "Cimolopteryx" (Late Cretaceous) – charadriiform?
  • "Presbyornithidae" gen. et sp. indet. (Barun Goyot Late Cretaceous of Udan Sayr, Mongolia) - anseriform (presbyornithid)?
  • Teviornis (Late Cretaceous) – presbyornithid?
  • Torotix (Late Cretaceous) – pelecaniform, charadriiform, procellariiform or phoenicopteriform
  • Neornithes incerta sedis "Kurochkin 1995" (Nemegt Late Cretaceous of S Mongolia) - phalacrocoracid?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis AMNH FR 25272 (Lance Creek Late Cretaceous of Converse County, USA) - phalacrocoracid?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis PVPH 237 (Portezuelo Late Cretaceous of Sierra de Portezuelo, Argentina) - galliform?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis UCMP 117598 (Hell Creek Late Cretaceous of Bug Creek West, USA)
  • Neornithes incerta sedis UCMP 117599 (Hell Creek Late Cretaceous of Bug Creek West, USA) – anseriform?
  • Lonchodytes (Late Cretaceous/?Early Palaeocene) – gaviiform/pelecaniform? procellariiform?
  • "Lonchodytes" pterygius (Late Cretaceous/?Early Palaeocene) – charadriiform?
  • Novacaesareala (Late Cretaceous/Early Palaeocene) – related to Torotix?
  • "Palaeotringa" vetus (Lance Late Cretaceous of Wyoming – Hornerstown Late Cretaceous/?Early Palaeocene of New Jersey, USA) - gruiform? anseriform (presbyornithid)?
  • Volgavis (Early Palaeocene of Volgograd, Russia) – charadriiform? phalacrocoraciform?
  • Eopuffinus (Late Paleocene of Zhylga, Kazakhstan) – procellariiform (procellariid)?
  • Tshulia (Late Paleocene of Zhylga, Kazakhstan)
  • Eupterornis (Paleocene of Cernay, France) – charadriiform (larid?)? gaviiform?
  • Gradiornis (Paleocene of Walbeck, Germany) – cariamid?
  • "Messelornis" russelli (Paleocene of Cernay, France) – messelornithid?
  • Walbeckornis (Paleocene of Walbeck, Germany) – charadriiform? messelornithid?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis (Late Paleocene/Early Eocene of Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco) – charadriiform, ciconiiform, gruiform?
  • Argillipes (London Clay Early Eocene of England) – galliform?
  • Coturnipes (Early Eocene of England, and Virginia, USA?) – galliform, falconiform?
  • Fluviatitavis (Early Eocene of Silveirinha, Portugal) – charadriiform?
  • Mopsitta (Early Eocene) – threskiornithid (may belong in Rhynchaeites), psittacid?
  • Neanis (Early Eocene) – coraciiform (primobucconid), piciform?
  • Onychopteryx (Early Eocene of Argentina) – falconid? A nomen dubium
  • Paleophasianus (Willwood Early Eocene of Bighorn County, USA) – galliform (tetraonine or cracid) or gruiform (aramid)?
  • Paracathartes (Early Eocene of WC USA) – lithornithiform?
  • Parvigyps (London Clay Early Eocene of England) – falconiform?
  • Pediorallus (London Clay Early Eocene of England) – lithornithiform or galliform?
  • Percolinus (London Clay Early Eocene of England) – galliform?
  • "Precursor" (Early Eocene) – several species? psittaciform (pseudasturid or psittacid) + charadriiform (glareolid)?
  • Procuculus (Early Eocene of Bognor Regis, England) – cuculiform (parvicuculid), coraciiform (primobucconid), close to Primapus?
  • Pulchrapollia (Early Eocene) – psittaciform (pseudasturid or psittacid)?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis USNM 496384 (Nanjemoy Early Eocene of Virginia, USA) – parvicuculid? aegithalornithid?
  • Palaeopsittacus (Early – middle Eocene of NW Europe) – caprimulgiform (podargid?) or quercypsittid?
  • Amitabha (Bridger middle Eocene of Forbidden City, USA) - galliform (phasianid) or gruiform (rallid?)?
  • Eocathartes (middle Eocene of Germany) – cathartid? Synonym of Strigogyps?
  • Eociconia (middle Eocene of China) – ciconiiform (ciconiid)?
  • Geiseloceros (middle Eocene of Germany) – coraciiform? Synonym of Strigogyps?
  • Hassiavis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) – archaeotrogonid, piciform?
  • Protocypselomorphus (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany) – caprimulgiform, apodiform or ancestral to both
  • Pumiliornis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
  • Eobalearica (Ferghana Late? Eocene of Ferghana, Uzbekistan) – gruiform (gruid)?
  • Ludiortyx (Late Eocene) – rallid, quercymegapodid? Includes "Tringa" hoffmanni, "Palaeortyx" blanchardi, "P." hoffmanni
  • Minggangia (Late Eocene of China) – rallid, threskiornithid?
  • Petropluvialis (Late Eocene of England) – may be same as Palaeopapia; anseriform?
  • †"Phasianus" alfhildae (Washakie B Late Eocene of Haystack Butte, USA) – gruiform, ciconiiform, phoenicopteriform?
  • Talantatos (Late Eocene of Paris Bain, France) – gruiform (cariamid, idiornithid?)? Might include Elaphrocnemus and Filholornis
  • Telecrex (Irdin Manha Late Eocene of Chimney Butte, Mongolia) – meleagrid or gruiform (rallid?)
  • Neornithes incerta sedis AMNH FR 2941 (Irdin Manha Late Eocene of Chimney Butte, China) – falconiform (accipitrid)? gruiform (Eogrus)?
  • Zheroia (Late Eocene of Kazakhstan) – gruiform? pelagornithid?
  • "Falco" falconellus (or falconella; Eocene of Wyoming, USA) – falconiform (falconid)?
  • Filholornis (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene of France) – musophagid, cracid, carimid, idiornithid? Possibly belongs in Talantatos
  • Geranopsis (Hordwell Late Eocene – Early Oligocene of England) – gruiform (gruid?) or anseriform (anseranatid?)?
  • Elaphrocnemus (Quercy Phosphorites Late Eocene –? middle Oligocene of Quercy, France) - idiornithid? Possibly belongs in Talantatos
  • Agnopterus (Late Eocene – Late Oligocene of Europe) – phoenicopteriform or anseriform, includes "Cygnopterus" lambrechti
  • Plesiocathartes (Late Eocene –? Early Miocene of SW Europe) - cathartid, leptosomid?
  • Botauroides (Eocene of Wyoming, USA) – coliiform?
  • Aminornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Rio Deseado, Argentina) – gruiform (aramid)?
  • Ciconiopsis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina) – ciconiiform (ciconiid)?
  • Climacarthrus (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) – falconiform (accipitrid)? A nomen dubium
  • Cruschedula (Deseado Early Oligocene of Golfo San Jorge, Argentina) Aves incertae sedis; A nomen dubium
  • Dolicopterus (Early Oligocene of Ronzon, France) – charadriiform (charadriid)? Not Dolichopterus as sometimes claimed
  • Loncornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Rio Deseado, Argentina) – gruiform (aramid)?
  • Loxornis – anatid? (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina)
  • Manu (Early Oligocene) – pelagornithid? procellariiform (diomedeid)?
  • Palaeocrex (Early Oligocene of Trigonias Quarry, USA) – gruiform (rallid)?
  • Palaeopapia (Hampstead Early Oligocene of Isle of Wight, England) – anseriform?
  • Paracygnopterus (Early Oligocene of Belgium and England) – anseriform (anatid)?
  • "Pararallus" hassenkampi (Sieblos Dysodil Early Oligocene of Sieblos, Germany)
  • Riacama (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) – gruiform?
  • Smiliornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) – gruiform?
  • Teracus (Early Oligocene of France)
  • Teleornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Argentina) – anatid?
  • Pseudolarus (Deseado Early Oligocene – Miocene of Argentina) – gruiform?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis BMNH PAL 4989 (Hampstead Early Oligocene of Isle of Wight, England) – formerly "Ptenornis" and included in Headonornis; anseriform?
  • "Anas" creccoides (Early-mid Oligocene of Belgium) – anseriform?
  • "Charadrius" sheppardianus (Florissant middle Oligocene of Florissant, USA) – charadriiform (charadriid?)
  • Megagallinula (Indricotherium middle Oligocene of Chelkar-Teniz, Kazakhstan)
  • "Palaeorallus" alienus (middle Oligocene of Tatal-Gol, Mongolia) – galliform?
  • "Vanellus" selysii (middle Oligocene of Rupelmonde, Belgium) – charadriiform (charadriid)?
  • Anserpica (Late Oligocene of France) – gruiform (gruid?) or anseriform (anseranatid?)?
  • Gnotornis (Brule Late Oligocene of Shannon County, USA) – gruiform (aramid)?
  • Guguschia (Late Oligocene of Pirəkəşkül, Azerbaijan) – anseriform (anserine)? pelagornithid (same as Caspiodontornis)?
  • Tiliornis (Late? Oligocene of Argentina) – phoenicopteriform? A nomen dubium
  • Neornithes incerta sedis QM F40203 (Late Oligocene of Riversleigh, Australia) – gruiform (rallid)?
  • Gaviella (Oligocene? of Wyoming, USA) – gaviiform? plotopterid?
  • "Anas" skalicensis (Early Miocene of "Skalitz", Czechia) - anseriform?
  • Chenornis (Early Miocene) - Anseriformes (Anatidae) or Pelecaniformes (Phalacrocoracidae)?
  • "Propelargus" olseni (Hawthorne Early Miocene of Tallahassee, USA) – ciconiiform?
  • Neornithes incerta sedis MNHN SA 1259-1263 (Early/Middle Miocene of Sansan, France) – passeriform?
  • Anisolornis (Santa Cruz Middle Miocene of Karaihen, Argentina) – gruiform, galliform, tinamiform?
  • "Ardea" perplexa (Middle Miocene of Sansan, France) – ardeid? strigiform?
  • "Cygnus herrenthalsi" (Middle Miocene of Belgium)
  • "Anas" risgoviensis (Late Miocene of Bavaria, Germany) – anseriform?
  • "Ardea" aureliensis (Late Miocene of France) – ardeid?
  • Eoneornis (Miocene of Argentina) – anatid? A nomen dubium
  • Eutelornis (Miocene of Argentina) – anatid?
  • Protibis (Miocene of Argentina) – ciconiiform (threskiornithid)?
  • "Limnatornis" paludicola (Miocene of France) – coliid? phoeniculid?
  • "Picus" gaudryi (Miocene of France) – piciform?
  • "Ardea" lignitum (Late Pliocene of Germany) – ardeid? strigid (genus Bubo)?
  • Bathoceleus (Pliocene of New Providence, Bahamas) – picid?
  • "Homalopus" – piciform? Preoccupied by a subgenus of Cryptocephalus leaf beetles described in 1835.
  • Juncitarsus – phoenicopteriform?
  • Kashinia – phoenicopteriform?
  • "Liptornis" – pelecaniform (pelecanid)? A nomen dubium
  • Proceriavis – eleutherornithid? pelagornithid?
  • Protopelicanus – pelecaniform (pelecanid)? pelagornithid?
  • Pseudocrypturus (Green River Early/middle Eocene of C USA) – lithornithiform?
  • Archaeotrogonidae – basal Cypselomorphae?
    • Archaeotrogonidae gen. et sp. indet. (Early Eocene)
    • Archaeotrogon (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene)
  • Cladornithidae – pelecaniform?
    • Cladornis (Deseado Early Oligocene of Patagonia, Argentina)
  • Eleutherornithidae
    • Eleutherornis
  • Eocypselidae – apodiform (hemiprocnid?)? caprimulgiform? basal Cypselomorphae?
    • Eocypselus (Late Paleocene ?- Early Eocene of NC Europe)
  • Eremopezidae – pelecaniform? ratite?
    • Eremopezus (Late Eocene) - includes Stromeria
  • Foratidae – cuculiform?
    • Foro (Early Eocene)
  • Fluvioviridavidae
    • Fluvioviridavis (Green River Early Eocene of N America)
    • Eurofluvioviridavis (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
  • Gracilitarsidae – close to Sylphornithidae?
    • Eutreptodactylus (Late Paleocene of Brazil) - a nomen dubium
    • Gracilitarsus (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
  • Halcyornithidae – psittaciform (= Pseudasturidae?), coraciiform?
    • Cyrilavis (Green River Early Eocene of C USA) - includes "Primobucco" olsoni - psittaciform (halcyornithid or psittacid)?
    • Halcyornis (London Clay Early Eocene of England)
  • Laornithidae – charadriiform? gruiform? pelagornithid?
    • Laornis (Late Cretaceous?)
  • Messelasturidae – accipitrid? basal to Strigiformes? psittaciform?
    • Tynskya (Early Eocene of N America and England)
    • Messelastur (middle Eocene of Messel, Germany)
  • Palaeospizidae – passeriform? coraciiform? coliiform?
    • Palaeospiza (Late Eocene of Florissant Fossil Beds, USA)
  • Parvicuculidae – cypselomorph, cuculiform, coraciiform (primobucconid)?
    • Parvicuculus (Early Eocene of NW Europe)
  • Remiornithidae (Paleocene of France) – palaeognath?
    • Remiornis
  • Sylphornithidae – cuculiform? coraciiform? close to Gracilitarsidae?
    • Sylphornis (middle Eocene of France)
    • Oligosylphe (Borgloon Early Oligocene of Hoogbutsel, Belgium)
  • Tytthostonygidae – procellariiform, pelecaniform?
    • Tytthostonyx (Late Cretaceous/Early Palaeocene)
  • Zygodactylidae – near passerine, includes Primoscenidae
    • Zygodactylus (Early Oligocene – Middle? Miocene of C Europe)
    • Primoscens
    • Primozygodactylus
  • "Graculavidae" – a paraphyletic form taxon, the "transitional shorebirds"
    • Graculavus (Late Cretaceous –? Early Palaeocene) – charadriiform?
    • Palaeotringa (Late Cretaceous/Early Palaeocene) – charadriiform?
    • Telmatornis (Late Cretaceous?) – charadriiform? gruiform? podicipediform?
    • Zhylgaia (Early Paleocene) – presbyornithid?
    • Scaniornis (Early/Middle Paleocene) – phoenicopteriform?
    • Dakotornis (Paleocene of North Dakota, USA)
    • Placement unresolved
      • "Graculavidae" gen. et sp. indet. (Gloucester County, USA)

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