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Notoleptos

Reptilia - Diomedeidae

Taxonomy

Notoleptos was named by Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo (2017). Its type is Notoleptos giglii.

It was assigned to Diomedeidae by Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo (2017).

Species

N. giglii (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2017	Notoleptos Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo p. 757

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
subclass	Neornithes	Gadow 1893
—	Aequornithes
—	Feraequornithes
superorder	Procellariimorphae
—	Procellariiformes	(Fürbringer 1888)
family	Diomedeidae	Gray 1840
genus	Notoleptos

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. †Notoleptos Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017

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†Notoleptos giglii Acosta Hospitaleche and Gelfo 2017

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
C. Acosta Hospitaleche and J. N. Gelfo 2017	Smaller than any other known Diomedeidae, foram- ina vascularia proximalia opened cranially at the same level, fora- men vasculare distale sub-oval and located in a shallow sulcus on the facies dorsalis, aligned with the incisura intertrochlearis lateralis. Opening of the foramen vasculare distale into the fossa supratrochlearis plantaris located proximally with respect to the most proximal end of the medial margin of the trochlea meta- tarsi II. Metatarsals II, III, and IV located at the same level in dorso-plantar perspective. Impression or tuberositas of the liga- mentum collaterales lateralis of the tarsometatarsus not distinct.

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:

marineo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2017-04-17 10:40:15

Modified:

2017-04-17 10:40:15

Source: subo = suborder, o = order

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Antarctica	N. giglii (100413)