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Klallamornis abyssa
Taxonomy
Klallamornis abyssa was named by Mayr and Goedert (2016). Its type specimen is SMF Av 610, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton, consisting of sternal portion of left coracoid, caudal portion of left scapula, various vertebral and sternal ribs, seven thoracic vertebrae, ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Twin River Quarry, which is in a Chattian basinal (siliceous) mudstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington. It is the type species of Klallamornis.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Klallamornis abyssa Mayr and Goedert p. 5 figs. Figs. 4, 5 |
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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.
†Klallamornis abyssa Mayr and Goedert 2016
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. Mayr and J. L. Goedert 2016 | Second-largest species of North American Plotopteridae (Table 1), measuring about 70% the size of the holotype of Hokkaidornis abashiriensis. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||