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Wimanornis seymourensis
Taxonomy
Wimanornis seymourensis was named by Simpson (1971). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BM(NH) A/3367, a set of postcrania (humerus). Its type locality is La Meseta Fm Telm 7, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica. It is the type species of Wimanornis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Wimanornis seymourensis Simpson p. 379 figs. Figure 7 |
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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.
†Wimanornis seymourensis Simpson 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Antarctica | Wimanornis seymourensis (100411) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Wimanornis seymourensis (type locality: 63553) |