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Namapsitta praeruptorum
Taxonomy
Namapsitta praeruptorum was named by Mourer-Chauvire et al. (2015). Its type specimen is GSN EC 8-01'13, a limb element (left distal tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eocliff, which is in a Bartonian spring limestone in Namibia. It is the type species of Namapsitta.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Namapsitta praeruptorum Mourer-Chauvire et al. p. 280 |
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†Namapsitta praeruptorum Mourer-Chauvire et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. Mourer-Chauvire et al. 2015 | Articular part of trochlea metatarsi IV with the shape of a rounded roll, mediolaterally elongate, separated from trochlea accessoria by a distinct groove. Presence of a canalis interosseus distalis that is dorsally open. |