Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Monotremata |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genera (1 + 4†):
Ornithorhynchus –
†Monotrematum –
†Obdurodon –
†Steropodon –
†Teinolophos
Name
- Ornithorhynchidae Gray, 1825
Synonyms
- Steropodontidae Flannery et al., 1995
- Authority for current placement: T. Rowe et al., 2008: 1241, fig. 5 (by implication, Steropodon is placed within the clade labelled Ornithorhynchidae, consistently with the text discussion and conclusions)
References
- Ann. Philos., n.s., 10: 343.
- Flannery, T.F.; Archer, M.; Rich, T.H.; Jones, R. 1995. A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia. Nature 377: 418–420. DOI: 10.1038/377418a0
- Rowe, T.; Rich, T.H.; Vickers-Rich, P.; Springer, M.; Woodburne, M.O. 2008. The oldest platypus and its bearing on divergence timing of the platypus and echidna clades. PNAS 105 (4): 1238–1242. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706385105
Links
- Ornithorhynchidae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Ornithorhynchidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Ορνιθορρυγχίδες
español: Ornitorrincos
eesti: Nokkloomlased
日本語: カモノハシ科
македонски: Клунари
polski: Dziobakowate
русский: Утконосы
українська: Качкодзьобові
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