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Precursor

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Glareolidae

Taxonomy
Precursor was named by Harrison and Walker (1977). Its type is Precursor parvus.

It was assigned to Glareolidae by Harrison and Walker (1977).

Species
P. litorum, P. magnus, P. parvus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Precursor Harrison and Walker p. 24

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
suborderLariSharpe 1891
familyGlareolidaeBrehm 1831
genusPrecursor

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. †Precursor Harrison and Walker 1977
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†Precursor litorum Harrison and Walker 1977
†Precursor magnus Harrison and Walker 1977
†Precursor parvus Harrison and Walker 1977
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 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Sussex) P. parvus (13298)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) P. parvus (8050 178051)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom P. magnus, P. litorum (215472)