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Elsornis keni
Taxonomy
Elsornis keni was named by Chiappe et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MPD-b 100/201, a partial skeleton (partially articulated specimen including both wings and most of the axial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tugrikin Shire V [HMNS-GIN], which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Elsornis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Elsornis keni Chiappe et al. p. 194 figs. 1, 3-12 |
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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.
†Elsornis keni Chiappe et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||