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Pachycorioolithidae
Taxonomy
Pachycorioolithidae was named by Lawver et al. (2016). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Pachycorioolithus.
It was assigned to Aves by Lawver et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Aves by Lawver et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Pachycorioolithus (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2016 | Pachycorioolithidae Lawver et al. p. 2 |
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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.
Fm. †Pachycorioolithidae Lawver et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D. R. Lawver et al. 2016 | The oofamily is diagnosed by the following unique combination of characters: elongate egg shape; smooth surface; and prismatic eggshell structure composed of three layers, with thickness of the external layer greater than the continuous layer. |
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 |