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Waimanu

Reptilia - Theropoda

Taxonomy
Waimanu was named by Jones et al. (2006). Its type is Waimanu manneringi.

It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Slack et al. (2006), Mayr (2009) and Mayr et al. (2017).

Species
W. manneringi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Waimanu Jones et al.
2006Waimanu Slack et al. p. 1145
2009Waimanu Mayr p. 71
2017Waimanu Mayr et al. p. 3

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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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
Sphenisciformes(Sharpe 1891)
genusWaimanuJones et al. 2006

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.

G. †Waimanu Jones et al. 2006
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Waimanu manneringi Jones et al. 2006
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Mayr et al. 2017Distinguished from all other sphenisci- forms in having the shaft of the tarsometatarsus more slender, trochlea metatarsi II more strongly plantarly deflected, and, plantarly, the trochlea metatarsi III tapering proximally rather than its rims being parallel (Fig. 2).
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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:01
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand W. manneringi (68822)