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Avisaurus archibaldi

Osteichthyes - Avisauridae

Taxonomy
Avisaurus archibaldi was named by Brett-Surman and Paul (1985). Its type specimen is UCMP 117600, a limb element (left metatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brownie Butte, which is in a Lancian terrestrial sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Avisaurus archibaldi Brett-Surman and Paul p. 137 fig. 3
1994Avisaurus archibaldi Chiappe and Calvo p. 237
1995Avisaurus archibaldi Frey and Martill p. 409
1995Avisaurus archibaldi Sanz et al. p. 18 fig. 15
1995Avisaurus archibaldi Varricchio and Chiappe p. 201 fig. 2
2004Avisaurus archibaldi Padian p. 212
2010Avisaurus archibaldi Zanno et al. p. 181
2014Avisaurus archibaldi O'Connor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Avialae
Ornithothoraces
subclassEnantiornithes
familyAvisauridae
genusAvisaurus
speciesarchibaldi

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.

Avisaurus archibaldi Brett-Surman and Paul 1985
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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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Lancian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Avisaurus archibaldi (14610)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Avisaurus archibaldi (type locality: 14515)