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Oculudentavis
Taxonomy
Oculudentavis was named by Xing et al. (2020). Its type is Oculudentavis khaungraae.
It was assigned to Aves by Xing et al. (2020); and to Squamata by Tałanda et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Aves by Xing et al. (2020); and to Squamata by Tałanda et al. (2022).
Species
O. khaungraae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Oculudentavis Xing et al. p. 245 |
| 2022 | Oculudentavis Tałanda et al. p. 99 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. Xing et al. 2020 | Very small bird with the following autapomorphies: jugal process of maxilla reaches caudally to the level of mid-orbit; jugal bar cross-section strongly angled dorsolaterally–ventromedially; triangu- lar, dorsolaterally oriented coronoid process on mandible; and 23 teeth in the upper jaw, 4 of which are located beneath the orbit. The taxon can be further diagnosed by the unique combination of the following |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | O. khaungraae (194175) |