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Gypsornis venablesi

Osteichthyes - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae

Taxonomy
Percolinus venablesi was named by Harrison and Walker (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey London Clay, which is in a Ypresian deep subtidal shelf claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Gypsornis venablesi by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Percolinus venablesi Harrison and Walker p. 34 figs. Plate 8, K-O
2002Gypsornis venablesi Mlikovsky p. 180

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCariamiformesFürbringer 1888
familyCariamidaeBonaparte 1853
genusGypsornisMilne-Edwards 1868
speciesvenablesi()

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.

Gypsornis venablesi Harrison and Walker 1977
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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: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:41
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:41
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Percolinus venablesi (type locality: 215472)