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Gypsornis cuvieri

Osteichthyes - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae

Taxonomy
Gypsornis cuvieri was named by Milne-Edwards (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Gypsornis cuvieri Milne-Edwards
1933Gypsornis cuvieri Lambrecht p. 489
1967Gypsornis cuvieri Brodkorb p. 118
1970Gypsornis cuvieri Brunet p. 27
1977Gypsornis cuvieri Olson p. 373
2002Gypsornis cuvieri Mlikovsky p. 180

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCariamiformesFürbringer 1888
familyCariamidaeBonaparte 1853
genusGypsornisMilne-Edwards 1868
speciescuvieriMilne-Edwards 1869

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.

†Gypsornis cuvieri Milne-Edwards 1869
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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: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:41
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:41
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Gypsornis cuvieri (31739)