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Nettion bunkeri

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Nettion bunkeri was named by Wetmore (1944). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Anas bunkeri by Wetmore (1956) and Howard (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Nettion bunkeri Wetmore
1956Anas bunkeri Wetmore p. 30
1958Nettion bunkeri Brodkorb p. 252
1964Nettion bunkeri Brodkorb p. 225
1966Anas bunkeri Howard p. 7
1972Nettion bunkeri Howard p. 10

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderAnseriformesWagler 1831
familyAnatidaeVigors 1825
subfamilyAnatinaeVigors 1825
genusNettionKaup 1829
speciesbunkeriWetmore 1944

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.

†Nettion bunkeri Wetmore 1944
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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: freshwatersubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: herbivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:26:23
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:26:23
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Sedinger 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Nettion bunkeri (18970)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Anas bunkeri (18755)