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Presbyornis pervetus

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae

Taxonomy
Presbyornis pervetus was named by Wetmore (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Green River, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Green River Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Presbyornis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore p. 396 figs. Plate 27, Figs. 10-20
1930Presbyornis pervetus Hay p. 339
1933Presbyornis pervetus Lambrecht p. 533
1940Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore p. 60
1956Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderAnseriformesWagler 1831
familyPresbyornithidae
genusPresbyornis
speciespervetus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Presbyornis pervetus Wetmore 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:13:55
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:13:55
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Livezey 1997

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Utah) Presbyornis pervetus (type locality: 123112)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (Nunavut) Presbyornis pervetus (185212)