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Masillaraptoridae

Reptilia - Masillaraptoridae

Taxonomy
Masillaraptoridae was named by Mayr (2009).

It was assigned to Falconiformes by Mayr and Kitchener (2022).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Masillaraptoridae Mayr
2022Masillaraptoridae Mayr and Kitchener p. 2

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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()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
Falconiformes(Sharpe 1874)
familyMasillaraptoridaeMayr 2009
familyMasillaraptoridaeMayr 2009

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. †Masillaraptoridae Mayr 2009
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G. †Danielsraptor Mayr and Kitchener 2022
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Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides Mayr and Kitchener 2022
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Mayr and A. C. Kitchener 2022Upper beak long, mediolaterally compressed, and dorsoventrally deep, with straight culmen (dorsal ridge) and deeply hooked tip; tomia just caudal of tip of upper beak not forming sharp cutting edges but bearing “tomial grooves”; processus zygomaticus well developed; mandible
with deep rami, long and narrow mandibular symphysis, and upcurved rostral portion; lacrimal bone with long and tapering processus supraorbitalis; one caudal vertebra with very long pro- cessus ventralis; pygostyle with large lamina pygostyli; coracoid with long processus procoracoideus and medial projection on extremitas sternalis; sternum with two pairs of caudal incisions; legs long; femur equaling tarsometatarsus in length; hypotarsus block-like; trochlea metatarsi IV bearing wing-like plantar flange; first phalanx of second toe and second and third pha- langes of fourth toe shortened.
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (West Flanders) Masillaraptoridae indet. (68430)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides (227361)