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Elorius limosoides

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae

Taxonomy
Elorius limosoides was named by De Pietri and Mayr (2012). Its type specimen is NMB S.G. 4008, a limb element (right tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Gérand-le-Puy (Milne-Edwards coll), which is in an Aquitanian lacustrine - large sandstone in the Indusial Limestone Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Elorius limosoides De Pietri and Mayr p. 1191 figs. Figures 1 and 4; Table 2

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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
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyScolopacidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEloriusMilne-Edwards 1868
specieslimosoides

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.

†Elorius limosoides De Pietri and Mayr 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. L. De Pietri and G. Mayr 2012Medium-sized bird, larger than Elo- rius paludicola, with hindlimbs only slightly longer than those of Tringa totanus, albeit with stoutness compared to that of Numenius arquata. Matches Elorius paludicola in all features of the tarsometatarsus. Differs from Elorius paludicola in tibiotarsus with (1) tuberculum retinaculi fibularis not as marked (Fig. 4G), (2) inconspicuous epic-
ondylus medialis (Fig. 4G), and (3) small distal opening of sulcus extensorius (Fig. 4G). Differs from the middle Miocene Numenius antiquus in (1) greater width of proxi- mal end of tarsometatarsus (8.3 mm vs. 7 mm), (2) barely notched lateral rim of hypotarsus, adjacent to co- tyla lateralis (Fig. 4N–O, compare with P) and (3) hypo- tarsus not enclosing a canal (Fig. 4P).
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Elorius limosoides (type locality: 152490)