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Nelepsittacus

Reptilia - Theropoda - Strigopidae

Taxonomy
Nelepsittacus was named by Worthy et al. (2011). Its type is Nelepsittacus minimus.

It was assigned to Nestorinae by Worthy et al. (2011).

Species
N. daphneleeae, N. donmertoni, N. minimus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Nelepsittacus Worthy et al.

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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()
orderTheropoda
—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
familyStrigopidaeBonaparte 1849
subfamilyNestorinaeBonaparte 1849
genusNelepsittacus

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. †Nelepsittacus Worthy et al. 2011
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†Nelepsittacus daphneleeae Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus donmertoni Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus minimus Worthy et al. 2011
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Altonian or 19.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) N. donmertoni, N. daphneleeae, Psittacidae indet. (73690) N. minimus (175632 175654 175655) N. minimus, N. donmertoni, N. daphneleeae (153884) Psittacidae indet. (126289)