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Aptornis defossor

Osteichthyes - Gruiformes

Taxonomy
Aptornis defossor was named by Owen (1871).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Aptornis defossor Owen
1933Aptornis defossor Lambrecht p. 485
1967Aptornis defossor Brodkorb p. 132
1977Aptornis defossor Olson p. 373
1997Aptornis defossor Worthy p. 105
1998Aptornis defossor Worthy p. 127
2003Aptornis defossor Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 450

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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
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
RankNameAuthor
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderEurypygae
infraorderRhynochetidesSharpe 1891
subfamilyAptornithinae(Bonaparte 1856)
genusAptornisMantell 1848
speciesdefossorOwen 1871

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.

†Aptornis defossor Owen 1871
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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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Aptornis defossor (215381 215392 215403 215405 215411 215412 215553 215582 215611 215617)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Aptornis defossor (100554)