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Geranopterus

Osteichthyes - Coraciiformes - Geranopteridae

Taxonomy
Geranopterus was named by Milne-Edwards (1892). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Geranopteridae.

It was assigned to Coraciidae by Gaillard (1908), Lambrecht (1933), Carroll (1988), Mlikovsky (2002); to Geranopteridae by Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré (2000), Clarke et al. (2009); and to Coracii by Olson (1985), Mayr (2022).

Species
G. alatus, G. bohemicus, G. milneedwardsi
Entered
by J. Hunter on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Geranopterus Milne-Edwards
1908Geranopterus Gaillard p. 51
1933Geranopterus Lambrecht p. 627
1985Geranopterus Olson p. 125
1988Geranopterus Carroll
2000Geranopterus Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré p. 538
2002Geranopterus Mlikovsky p. 225
2009Geranopterus Clarke et al. p. 597
2022Geranopterus Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8

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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)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—Picoclamatores
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCoraciiformesForbes 1884
suborderCoraciiWetmore and Miller 1926
familyGeranopteridae
genusGeranopterusMilne-Edwards 1892

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. †Geranopterus Milne-Edwards 1892
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†Geranopterus alatus Milne-Edwards 1892
†Geranopterus bohemicus Mlikovsky 1999
†Geranopterus milneedwardsi Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
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, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: MP 18 or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) G. milneedwardsi (12850)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) G. alatus (12851)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) G. alatus (12845 12846)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France G. alatus (84656 84657 84658)