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Cerebavis
Taxonomy
Cerebavis was named by Kurochkin and Saveliev (2006) [Named by these authors in the primary linked ref.]. Its type is Cerebavis cenomanica.
It was assigned to Enantiornithes by Kurochkin et al. (2006); and to Ornithurae by Walsh et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Enantiornithes by Kurochkin et al. (2006); and to Ornithurae by Walsh et al. (2016).
Species
C. cenomanica (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2006 | Cerebavis Kurochkin and Saveliev p. 657 |
2016 | Cerebavis Walsh et al. |
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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.
G. †Cerebavis Kurochkin and Saveliev 2006
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†Cerebavis cenomanica Kurochkin and Saveliev 2006
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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E. N. Kurochkin et al. 2006 | Cerebral hemispheres rounded oval. Olfactory tracts thick, with large olfactory bulbs. Interhemispheric fissure shallow, parietal organ well pronounced, located in pineal recess on caudal slope of interhemispheric fissure; roof of midbrain with large auditory tubercles, well-developed epiphysis (glandula pinealis) located between auditory tubercles, optic tubercles (lobi optici) located caudoventral to cerebral hemispheres, not projecting laterally beyond them. Middle part of parasphenoid rostrum swollen. |
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |
Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | Aves indet. (92399) |