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Messelasturidae

Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Messelasturidae

Taxonomy
Messelasturidae was named by Mayr (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Psittaciformes by Mayr (2011).

Subtaxa
Messelastur, Tynskya

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Messelasturidae Mayr
2011Messelasturidae Mayr p. 159

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyMesselasturidaeMayr 2005
familyMesselasturidaeMayr 2005

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.

Fm. †Messelasturidae Mayr 2005
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G. †Messelastur Peters 1994
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†Messelastur gratulator Peters 1994
G. †Tynskya Mayr 2000
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†Tynskya eocaena Mayr 2000
†Tynskya waltonensis Mayr 2021
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, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Ypresian or 61.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Messelasturidae indet. (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Tynskya waltonensis (85229)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) M. gen. et sp. indet. A, M. gen. et sp. indet. B (15595)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Messelastur gratulator (22701)