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Talantatos

Reptilia - Cariamiformes - Cariamidae

Taxonomy
Talantatos was named by Reichenbach (1852).

It was assigned to Cariamidae by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Talantatos Reichenbach
2002Talantatos Mlikovsky p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCariamiformesFürbringer 1888
familyCariamidaeBonaparte 1853
genusTalantatosReichenbach 1852

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. †Talantatos Reichenbach 1852
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†Talantatos fossilis Giebel 1847
†Talantatos proudlocki Harrison and Walker 1979
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: Marsh 1875, Holtz et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Percolinus proudlocki (41992)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Percolinus proudlocki (42444 42451)