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Koreanornis sinensis

Osteichthyes - Koreanaornipodidae

Taxonomy
Aquatilavipes sinensis was named by Zhen et al. (1994). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CFEC-E-1, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Emei tracksite, Xingfu cliff, Chuanzhu, which is in a Barremian/Albian eolian mudstone/sandstone in the Jiaguan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Koreanornis sinensis by Lockley et al. (2013); it was considered a nomen dubium by Lockley and Matsukawa (1998); it was considered a nomen dubium by Xing et al. (2011); it was recombined as Koreanaornis sinensis by Xing et al. (2011), McCrea et al. (2014), Xing et al. (2015), Xing et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Aquatilavipes sinensis Lockley p. 274
1994Aquatilavipes sinensis Zhen et al. p. 117 fig. 7
2002Aquatilavipes sinensis Azuma et al. p. 6
2011Koreanaornis sinensis Xing et al. p. 312
2013Koreanornis sinensis Lockley et al. p. 11
2014Koreanaornis sinensis McCrea et al. p. 42
2015Koreanaornis sinensis Xing et al. p. 36
2018Koreanaornis sinensis Xing et al. p. 1752

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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()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
familyKoreanaornipodidae()
genusKoreanornis()
speciessinensis()

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.

Koreanornis sinensis Zhen et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Zhen et al. 1994Same as the diagnosis given by Currie (1981). But the footprints described here less than 3.1cm in length. The divarication of digits I and IV is 115°.
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, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Albian or 125.77000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Aquatilavipes sinensis (type locality: 60497)