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Rahonavis ostromi
Taxonomy
Rahona ostromi was named by Forster et al. (1998). Its type specimen is University of Antananarivo 8656, a partial skeleton (largely complete postcranial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MAD93-18 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian channel sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.
It was recombined as Rahonavis ostromi by Forster et al. (1998), Norell and Makovicky (1999), Burnham et al. (2000), Chiappe (2002), Senter et al. (2004), Padian (2004), Turner et al. (2007), Longrich and Currie (2009), Bever and Norell (2009), Turner et al. (2011), Prieto-Marquez et al. (2012), Candeiro et al. (2012), Parsons and Parsons (2015), Gianechini et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Rahonavis ostromi by Forster et al. (1998), Norell and Makovicky (1999), Burnham et al. (2000), Chiappe (2002), Senter et al. (2004), Padian (2004), Turner et al. (2007), Longrich and Currie (2009), Bever and Norell (2009), Turner et al. (2011), Prieto-Marquez et al. (2012), Candeiro et al. (2012), Parsons and Parsons (2015), Gianechini et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Rahonavis ostromi Forster et al. p. 185 |
| 1998 | Rahona ostromi Forster et al. pp. 1918-1919 figs. 1-4 |
| 1999 | Rahonavis ostromi Norell and Makovicky p. 35 |
| 2000 | Rahonavis ostromi Burnham et al. p. 8 |
| 2002 | Rahonavis ostromi Chiappe p. 455 |
| 2004 | Rahonavis ostromi Padian p. 211 |
| 2004 | Rahonavis ostromi Senter et al. p. 3 |
| 2007 | Rahonavis ostromi Turner et al. p. 9 |
| 2008 | Rahonavis ostromii Novas et al. |
| 2009 | Rahonavis ostromi Bever and Norell p. 5 |
| 2009 | Rahonavis ostromi Longrich and Currie p. supplementary |
| 2011 | Rahonavis ostromi Turner et al. p. 25 |
| 2012 | Rahonavis ostromi Candeiro et al. p. 225 |
| 2012 | Rahonavis ostromi Prieto-Marquez et al. p. 122 |
| 2015 | Rahonavis ostromi Parsons and Parsons p. 3 |
| 2017 | Rahonavis ostromi Gianechini et al. p. 2 |
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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.
†Rahonavis ostromi Forster et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Holtz et al. 2000 | |||||
Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Maastrichtian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Rahona ostromi, Rahonavis ostromi (type locality: 25074) |