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Taxonomy
Tonniornis minimum was named by Tambussi et al. (2006). Its type specimen is MLP 93-1-6-3, a limb element (humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Meseta Fm Telm 7, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Tonniornis minimum Tambussi et al. p. 156 figs. Fig. 6c, d |
| 2007 | Tonniornis minimum Chavez p. 554 |
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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.
†Tonniornis minimum Tambussi et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 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) | Tonniornis minimum (type locality: 63553) |