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Tonniornis
Taxonomy
Tonniornis was named by Tambussi et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Ksepka et al. (2006); and to Spheniscidae by Tambussi et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Sphenisciformes by Ksepka et al. (2006); and to Spheniscidae by Tambussi et al. (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2006 | Tonniornis Ksepka et al. p. 416 figs. Figure 3 |
2006 | Tonniornis Tambussi et al. p. 155 |
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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.
G. †Tonniornis Tambussi et al. 2006
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†Tonniornis mesetaensis Tambussi et al. 2006
†Tonniornis minimum Tambussi et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |
Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Priabonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | T. mesetaensis, T. minimum (63553) |