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Eocathayornis walkeri
Taxonomy
Eocathayornis walkeri was named by Zhou (2002). Its type specimen is IVPP V10916, a partial skeleton (part and counterpart of a skull, vertebrae, pair of complete forelimbs and coracoids, scapulae, sternum and rib fragments), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Beishan Quarry (Upper Shale Layer), which is in an Aptian lacustrine shale in the Jiufotang Formation of China. It is the type species of Eocathayornis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Eocathayornis walkeri Zhou p. 49 |
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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.
†Eocathayornis walkeri Zhou 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||