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Diatropornis

Reptilia - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae

Taxonomy
Diatropornis was named by Milne-Edwards (1892). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Vulturidae by Emslie (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Diatropornis Milne-Edwards
1988Diatropornis Emslie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCathartiformesCoues 1884
familyCathartidaeLafresnaye 1839
subfamilyVulturinae(Illiger 1811)
genusDiatropornisMilne-Edwards 1892

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. †Diatropornis Milne-Edwards 1892
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:31:16
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:31:16
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) D. ellioti (12840)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4France D. ellioti (13324)