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Megalapterygidae

Reptilia - Dinornithiformes - Megalapterygidae

Taxonomy
Megalapterygidae was named by Bunce et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Dinornithiformes by Bunce et al. (2009).

Subtaxa
Megalapteryx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Megalapterygidae Bunce 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
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
—Ratitae(Merrem 1813)
superorderApterygimorphae
orderDinornithiformes
familyMegalapterygidae
familyMegalapterygidae

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. †Megalapterygidae Bunce et al. 2009
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G. †Megalapteryx Haast 1885
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†Megalapteryx didinus Lydekker 1891
†Megalapteryx hectori Haast 1886
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: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0New Zealand Megalapteryx didinus (182839)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Megalapteryx didinus (182838)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Megalapteryx didinus (215403 215614)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Megalapteryx didinus (182106)