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Paracrax

Reptilia - Theropoda - Bathornithidae

Taxonomy
Paracrax was named by Brodkorb (1964) [originally entered as Paracra].

It was assigned to Bathornithidae by Cracraft (1968) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paracrax Brodkorb
1968Paracrax Cracraft p. 10
1988Paracrax Carroll

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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
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
Terrestrornithes
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
suborderCariamaeFürbringer 1888
infraorderCariamides
superfamilyCariamoidea
familyBathornithidaeWetmore 1927
genusParacraxBrodkorb 1964

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. †Paracrax Brodkorb 1964
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Paracrax antiqua Shufeldt 1915
Paracrax gigantea Cracraft 1968
Paracrax wetmorei Cracraft 1968
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: Whitneyan or 33.30000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) P. gigantea (17317) P. wetmorei, P. gigantea (17344)