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Lectavis bretincola
Taxonomy
Lectavis bretincola was named by Chiappe (1993). Its type specimen is PVL 4021, a set of limb elements (left tibiometatarsus and incomplete tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia "El Brete" (PVL), which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Lecho Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1993 | Lectavis bretincola Chiappe p. 9 figs. 5-6 |
1994 | Lectavis bretincola Chiappe and Calvo p. 238 fig. 8 |
1995 | Lectavis bretincola Sanz et al. p. 18 fig. 15 |
2011 | Lectavis bretincola Lawver et al. |
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†Lectavis bretincola Chiappe 1993
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. M. Chiappe 1993 | Enantiornithine bird with long and slender tibiotarsus and tarsometatarsus possessing the following autapomorphies: suboval articular surface of proximal end of tibiotarsus; distal tibiotarsal condyles strongly projected cranially; plantar surface of proximal half of metatarsal II forming a prominent edge; subcircular knob on proximal end of metatarsal II; hypotarsus mostly developed over metatarsal II. |