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Largirostrornis

Osteichthyes - Cathayornithiformes - Cuspirostrisornithidae

Taxonomy
Largirostrornis was named by Hou (1997).

It was assigned to Cuspirostrisornithidae by Hou (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Largirostrornis Hou p. 89

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Avialae
Ornithothoraces
subclassEnantiornithes
orderCathayornithiformes
familyCuspirostrisornithidae
genusLargirostrornis

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. †Largirostrornis Hou 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. H. Hou 1997Skull is elongated with a large extended rostrum, cranium is shorter than rostrum, nasals are elongated, frontals are expanded, parietal posterior margin is rounded, and maxilla bears six acute posteriorly recurved teeth. Vertebrae are amphicoelous with particularly high neural spines and sacrum is basically fused. Sternum lateral processes are extremely elongated with expanded termini, furcula is short and robust, coracoid is relatively elongated with an arched articular surface for the sternum. Humerus has a capital groove and a sinuous shaft, carpometacarpus is basically fused, and a curved manus unguals are still present.
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Liaoning) L. sexdentoris (116136)