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Aldiomedes

Osteichthyes - Diomedeidae

Taxonomy
Aldiomedes was named by Mayr and Tennyson (2019). Its type is Aldiomedes angustirostris.

It was assigned to Diomedeidae by Mayr and Tennyson (2019).

Species
A. angustirostris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Aldiomedes Mayr and Tennyson

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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
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Aequornithes
—Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
—Procellariiformes(Fürbringer 1888)
familyDiomedeidaeGray 1840
genusAldiomedes

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. †Aldiomedes Mayr and Tennyson 2019
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†Aldiomedes angustirostris Mayr and Tennyson 2019
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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:15
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Waipipian or 3.70000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) A. angustirostris (197244)