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Proardeola walkeri

Osteichthyes - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Taxonomy
Proardeola walkeri was named by Harrison (1979). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Proardeola walkeri Harrison
1984Proardeola walkeri Cheneval p. 78
1985Proardeola walkeri Becker p. 28
2002Proardeola walkeri Mlikovsky p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
familyArdeidaeLeach 1820
subfamilyArdeinae
genusProardeolaHarrison 1979
specieswalkeriHarrison 1979

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.

†Proardeola walkeri Harrison 1979
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:51:50
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Thiollay 1994

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Auvergne) Proardeola walkeri (125333)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Thailand Proardeola walkeri (48126)