Aves - Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
Alternative combinations: Argillornis emuinus, Lithornis emuinus, Megalornis emuinus
Synonyms: Argillornis longipennis Owen 1878, Dasornis londinensis Owen 1870, Neptuniavis miranda Harrison and Walker 1977
Belongs to Dasornis according to G. Mayr and T. Smith 2019
See also Bourdon 2005, Bourdon et al. 2010, Bourdon and Cappetta 2012, Cenizo et al. 2015, Dollo 1909, Gervais 1859, Harrison and Walker 1976, Harrison and Walker 1977, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2008, Mayr and Smith 2010, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1985 and Swinton 1934
Sister taxa: Dasornis abdoun, Dasornis toliapica
Type specimens:
- Dasornis emuinus: Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
- Argillornis longipennis: Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Dasornis londinensis: Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Neptuniavis miranda: Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey London Clay, which is in an Eocene marine claystone in the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Morocco (3), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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