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Eucavitaves

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eucavitaves was named by Kimball et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Aves by Mayr (2022).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Bucerotes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Eucavitaves Kimball and et al
2022Eucavitaves Mayr p. 209

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
EucavitavesKimball et al. 2013
EucavitavesKimball et al. 2013

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.

Unr. †Eucavitaves Kimball 2013
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Unr. Bucerotes Fürbringer 1888
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Infraor. Upupides
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Invalid names: Upupiformes [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Bucerotides [empty]
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: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 11 to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.60000 to 28.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Messelirrisor grandis (120798 138656)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Laurillardia longirostris, Laurillardia parisiensis, Laurillardia munieri (31739)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Poland Laurillardia munieri (227377) Laurillardia smoleni (227376)