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Gastornis russelli

Reptilia - Gastornithiformes - Gastornithidae

Taxonomy
Gastornis russelli was named by Martin (1992). Its type specimen is MNHN R 3560, a set of limb elements (Left tarsometatarsus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mont Berru, which is in a Thanetian fluvial conglomerate in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gastornis russelli Martin
2002Gastornis russelli Mlikovsky p. 96

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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()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
orderGastornithiformesStejneger 1885
suborderGastornithes(Cope 1889)
familyGastornithidaeFurbringer 1888
genusGastornisHébert 1855
speciesrusselli

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.

†Gastornis russelli Martin 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantuc
Diet: herbivoreuc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:01
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:01
Source: o = order, uc = unranked clade
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Champagne-Ardenne) Gastornis russelli (type locality: 68428)