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Cratonavis
Taxonomy
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Cratonavis Li et al. |
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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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| Z. Li et al. 2023 | A jinguofortisid that preserves the following synapomorphies of the Jinguofortisidae: fused scapulocoracoid; boomeranged-shaped furcula without a hypocleidium; proximal margin of the humerus centrally concave; and minor metacarpal bowed caudally. Cratonavis is distinguishable from other jinguofortisids on the basis of the following features : ascending process of the maxilla perforated only by a maxillary fenestra; maxillary fenestra longer rostrocaudally than dorsoventrally; descending ramus of the lacrimal exhibiting a lateral flange; squamosal process of the quadratojugal substantially longer (3×) than the jugal process; pterygoid with a caudodorsally directed quadrate ramus; prominent retroarticular process on the jaw; thoracic vertebral centra laterally excavated by broad fossae; scapula longer than the humerus; caudal end of the postacetabular process of the ilium dorsally deflected; metatarsal I approximately 60% of the length of the tarsometatarsus; and hallux bearing the longest non-ungual and ungual pedal phalanges |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||