Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Modern Avian Groups   Anseriformes - waterfowls

After Dyke, 2000, 2001, Ericson, 1996 and Livezey, 1996

<==o Anseriformes Wagler, 1831 (waterfowls; sorsalinnut)
   |--o ANHIMAE (romiskot)
   |  |-- †Chaunoides antiquus
   |  `--o Anhimidae (romiskot)
   |     |-- Anhima cornuta (sarviromisko)
   |     `--o Chauna (röyhyromiskot)
   |        |-- C. chavaria (kaulusromisko)
   |        `-- C. torquata (töyhtöromisko)
   `--o Anseres (sorsat)
      |-- Anseranas semipalmata [Anseranatoidea: Anseranatidae: Anseranatinae] (puuhanhi)
      `--+--o †Anatalavis Olson & Parris, 1987 [Telmatornis] sensu Dyke, 2000 [Anseranatidae: Anatalavinae]
         |  |-- †A. rex (Shufeldt, 1915) [Telmatornis rex Shufeldt, 1915]
         |  `-- †A. oxfordi Olson, 1999
         `--o Anatoidea (sorsansukuiset sorsat)
            |-- †Presbyornithidae Wetmore, 1926 [= Graculavidae?]
            `--+--o †Cnemiornithidae (uudenseelanninhanhet)
               |  `--o †Cnemiornis (uudenseelanninhanhet)
               |     |-- †C. calcitrans (eteläsaaren hanhi)
               |     `-- †C. gracilis (pohjoissaaren hanhi)
               `-- Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans; sorsat, hanhet, joutsenet)


Anseriformes incertae sedis:

        †Agnopterus laurillardi Milne-Edwards, 1869-1871
        †Proherodius oweni Lydekker, 1891 [possibly a presbyornithid]
        †Palaeopapia Harrison & Walker, 1979b
            †P. eous (Harrison & Walker, 1976) [Howardi eous Harrison & Walker, 1976, incl. Colymboides anglicus Lydekker, 1891, in partim] [Aves incertae sedis:]
            †P. hamsteadiensis Harrison & Walker, 1979b [Aves incertae sedis:]
        †Paracycnopterus scotti Harrison & Walker, 1979b [Aves incertae sedis:]

Reference(s):

Dyke, G., 2000: The fossil waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Tertiary of England.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 20, #3, suppl. to #3, 39A

Dyke, G. J., 2001: The fossil waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Eocene of England.
–American Museum Novitates: #3354, pp. 1-15

Ericson, P. G. P. 1996: Systematic relationships of the Palaeogene family Presbyornithidae (Aves: Anseriformes).
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: vol. 121, #4, pp. 429-483

Livezey, B. C. 1996: A phylogenetic classification of waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes), including selected fossil species.
–Annals of Carnegie Museum: vol. 66, #4, pp. 457-496.

Olson, S. L. & Parris, D. C., 1987: The Cretaceous birds of New Jersey.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: No. 63, pp. iv-22