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Palaelodus ambiguus

Reptilia - Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae

Taxonomy
Palaelodus ambiguus was named by Milne-Edwards (1871).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Palaelodus ambiguus Milne-Edwards
1871Palaelodus minutus Milne-Edwards
1871Grus problematica Milne-Edwardsq
1933Palaelodus ambiguus Lambrecht p. 339
1933Palaelodus minutus Lambrecht p. 342
1933Probalearica problematica Lambrecht p. 519
1952Probalearica problematica Brodkorb p. 175
1977Grus miocenicus Grigorescu and Kessler
2002Palaelodus ambiguus Mlikovsky p. 104
2004Palaelodus ambiguus Mourer-Chauviré et al. p. 305

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderPhoenicopteriformes
familyPalaelodidae(Stejneger 1885)
genusPalaelodusMilne-Edwards 1863
speciesambiguusMilne-Edwards 1871

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.

†Palaelodus ambiguus Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Grus miocenicus Grigorescu and Kessler 1977 [synonym], Grus problematica Milne-Edwardsq 1871 [synonym], Palaelodus minutus Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym]
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: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Huayquerian or 33.90000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Allier) Palaelodus ambiguus (181646)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Czechia Palaelodus ambiguus (61442) Palaelodus ambiguus, Palaelodus minutus (61440 61441)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Palaelodus ambiguus (140471)