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Messelirrisoridae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Messelirrisoridae

Taxonomy
Messelirrisoridae was named by Mayr (1998). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Laurillardiidae by Mlikovsky (2002).

It was assigned to Upupiformes by Mayr (2000); and to Upupiformes by Mayr (2005) and Mayr (2022).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Messelirrisoridae Mayr
2000Messelirrisoridae Mayr p. 964
2005Messelirrisoridae Mayr p. 319
2022Messelirrisoridae Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
EucavitavesKimball et al. 2013
Bucerotes(Fürbringer 1888)
infraorderUpupides
orderUpupiformes
familyMesselirrisoridaeMayr 1998
familyMesselirrisoridaeMayr 1998

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.

Fm. †Messelirrisoridae Mayr 1998
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G. †Messelirrisor Mayr 1998
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Messelirrisor grandis Mayr 2000
Messelirrisor parvus Mayr 1998
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: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: MP 11 or 48.60000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Messelirrisor grandis (120798 138656)