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Paxavipedidae
Taxonomy
Paxavipedidae was named by McCrea et al. (2015). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Paxavipes.
It was assigned to Aves by McCrea et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Aves by McCrea et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Paxavipes (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Paxavipedidae McCrea et al. p. 9 |
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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. †Paxavipedidae McCrea et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. T. McCrea et al. 2015 | Small tridactyl avian footprints with digit traces united proximally with the metatarsal pad and lacking webbing and hallux. Divarication between digit II and digit III traces greater than that between digit III and digit IV. Trackway char- acters consistent with a small, short-legged track-maker. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 109.00000 to 99.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | Canada (British Columbia) | Aves indet. (214476) |