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Laornis
Taxonomy
Laornis was named by Marsh (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Laornis edvardsianus. It is the type genus of Laornithidae.
It was assigned to Natatores by Marsh (1870); to Anseres by Zittel (1890); to Anatidae by Hay (1902); to Anserinae by Hay (1930); to Aramidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Laornithidae by Brodkorb (1978); to Graculavidae by Olson and Parris (1987) and Carroll (1988); and to Charadriiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Natatores by Marsh (1870); to Anseres by Zittel (1890); to Anatidae by Hay (1902); to Anserinae by Hay (1930); to Aramidae by Lambrecht (1933); to Laornithidae by Brodkorb (1978); to Graculavidae by Olson and Parris (1987) and Carroll (1988); and to Charadriiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
L. edvardsianus (type species)
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | L. edvardsianus (87902) |