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Mesetaornis polaris
Taxonomy
Mesetaornis polaris was named by Myrcha et al. (2002). Its type specimen is IB/P/B-0278, a limb element (left tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Meseta Fm Telm 7, which is in a Priabonian estuary/bay sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Mesetaornis polaris Myrcha et al. p. 32 figs. Fig. 13 |
| 2006 | Mesetaornis polaris Jadwiszczak p. 36 |
| 2007 | Mesetaornis polaris Chavez p. 554 |
| 2021 | Mesetaornis polaris Jadwiszczak et al. p. 286 |
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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.
†Mesetaornis polaris Myrcha et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Mesetaornis polaris (53666) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica | Mesetaornis polaris (224219) |