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Delphinornis arctowskii
Taxonomy
Delphinornis arctowskii was named by Myrcha et al. (2002). Its type specimen is IB/P/B-0484, a limb element (left tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ZPAL 4, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Delphinornis arctowskii Myrcha et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 12 |
| 2006 | Delphinornis arctowskii Jadwiszczak p. 35 |
| 2006 | Delphinornis arctowskii Tambussi et al. p. 153 |
| 2007 | Delphinornis arctowskii Chavez p. 554 |
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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.
†Delphinornis arctowskii Myrcha et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Antarctica | Delphinornis arctowskii (100411) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Delphinornis arctowskii (type locality: 100187) |