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Euryapteryx

Reptilia - Dinornithiformes - Emeidae

Taxonomy
Euryapteryx was named by Haast (1874). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dinornithidae by Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988); and to Emeidae by Worthy (1997), Bunce et al. (2009).

Synonyms
  • Cela was named by Reichenbach (1852).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Euryapteryx by Milkovsky (1995).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cela Reichenbach
1874Euryapteryx Haast
1933Euryapteryx Lambrecht p. 149
1988Euryapteryx Carroll
1997Euryapteryx Worthy p. 95
2009Euryapteryx 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
familyEmeidae
genusEuryapteryxHaast 1874

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. †Euryapteryx Haast 1874
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†Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 [Mantell's moa]
†Euryapteryx gravipes Lydekker 1891
†Euryapteryx immanis Lydekker 1891
†Euryapteryx kuranui Oliver 1930
†Euryapteryx ponderosus Hutton 1892
†Euryapteryx pygmaeus Hutton 1892
Invalid names: Cela Reichenbach 1852 [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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0New Zealand E. geranoides (182839)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) E. geranoides (87814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) E. geranoides (87804)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand E. geranoides (182828 182838) E. sp. (182103)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand E. geranoides (100554 194618 215577)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) E. geranoides (215392 215403 215405 215612)