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Palaeocursornis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Palaeocursornis was named by Kessler and Jurcsák (1986) [nomen nudum in Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 (p. 138), validated by Kessler and Jurcsák 1986]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeocursornis biharicus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Dyke et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Palaeocursornithidae by Bock and Bühler (1996); to Ornithurae by Hope (2002); and to Pterosauria by Agnolin and Varricchio (2012).

Species
P. biharicus (type species)

Synonyms
  • Limnornis was named by Kessler and Jurcsák (1984) [preoccupied by Limnornis Gould 1839].

    It was replaced with Palaeocursornis by Bock and Bühler (1996).
  • Palaeolimnornis was named by Jurcsák and Kessler (1985). It is not extant.

    It was replaced with Palaeocursornis by Bock and Bühler (1996).
  • Eurolimnornis was named by Kessler (1987) [junior homonym of Eurolimnornis Kessler and Jurcsák 1986]. It is not extant.

    It was replaced with Palaeocursornis by Bock and Bühler (1996).
  • Palaeocursornis biharicus was named by Kessler and Jurcsák (1986) [nomen nudum in Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 (p. 138), validated by Kessler and Jurcsák 1986]. Its type specimen is MTCO-P 1637, a limb element (distal fragment of a left femur), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brusturi Mine, Cornet 204 lens, which is in a Berriasian karst conglomerate/claystone in the Lower Bauxite Formation of Romania. It is the type species of Palaeocursornis.

    It was synonymized objectively with Palaeocursornis corneti by Bock and Bühler (1996); it was considered a nomen dubium by Dyke et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Limnornis Kessler and Jurcsák p. 397
1985Palaeolimnornis Jurcsák and Kessler p. 138
1986Palaeocursornis Kessler and Jurcsák p. 290
1986Palaeocursornis biharicus Kessler and Jurcsák p. 290
1987Eurolimnornis Kessler p. 129
1988Palaeocursornis biharicus Kessler and Jurcsák
1996Palaeocursornis Bock and Bühler p. 512
2002Palaeocursornis Hope p. 352
2012Palaeocursornis Agnolin and Varricchio

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
—Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
genusPalaeocursornisKessler and Jurcsák 1986

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.

G. †Palaeocursornis Kessler and Jurcsák 1986
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Invalid names: Eurolimnornis Kessler 1987 [replaced], Limnornis Kessler and Jurcsák 1984 [replaced], Palaeocursornis biharicus Kessler and Jurcsák 1986 [nomen dubium], Palaeolimnornis Jurcsák and Kessler 1985 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available