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Mancalla vegrandis

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Alcidae

Taxonomy
Mancalla vegrandis was named by Smith (2011). Its type specimen is SDSNH 77399, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is San Diego Formation ("Lower"), which is in a Piacenzian foreshore horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Mancalla vegrandis Smith p. 15

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
superfamilyAlcoidae(Stejneger 1885)
familyAlcidaeLeach 1820
subfamilyAlcinaeLeach 1820
genusMancalla
speciesvegrandis

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Mancalla vegrandis Smith 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. A. Smith 2011Dorsal and ventral edges of the mancalline scar extending
into primary pneumotricipital fossa taper to a point as in Mancalla lucasi, rather than
remaining parallel as in Mancalla californiensis and Mancalla cedrosensis (123:1; Fig. 5);
mancalline scar extending into primary pneumotricipital fossa is an excavated pit as
in Mancalla californiensis rather than raised in relief to the fl oor of the primary pneumotricipital
fossa and the humeral shaft as in Mancalla cedrosensis and Mancalla lucasi
(121:0); humerus shorter than other known Mancalla (Tables 2 and 3).