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Madrynornis

Osteichthyes - Spheniscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Madrynornis Acosta Hospitaleche et al. p. 301
2008Madrynornis Acosta Hospitaleche and Tambussi p. 123
2023Madrynornis Tambussi et al. p. 273

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
Sphenisciformes(Sharpe 1891)
familySpheniscidaeBonaparte 1831
genusMadrynornis

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.

G. †Madrynornis Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2007
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Madrynornis mirandus Acosta Hospitaleche et al. 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Acosta Hospitaleche and C. Tambussi 2008Crista occipitalis transversa expanded
into posterolaterally directed wings (not developed in Pygo- scelis), fossa temporalis more triangular and deeper than in Paraptenodytes, processus postorbitalis slender and longer than in Spheniscus, arcus jugalis slightly curved compared to that in Eudyptes and Pygoscelis, interorbital region nar- rower than in Spheniscus and Eudyptes. Sulcus glandulae nasalis without an external edge as in Spheniscus and Par- aptenodytes (edge present in Pygoscelis); lamina parasphe- noidalis broader than in all living species. Ramus mandibiularis straight with the fossa retroarticularis longer than in Paraptenodytes and Spheniscus, and extending beyond the fossa articularis quadratica.
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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) M. mirandus (74614)