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Falcarius

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Falcarius Kirkland et al. p. 84
2006Falcarius Zanno p. 648
2007Falcarius Li et al. pp. 546-547 fig. 4
2007Falcarius Naish and Martill p. 504
2008Falcarius Li p. 47
2008Falcarius Li et al. pp. 778-779
2010Falcarius Zanno p. 197
2012Falcarius Senter et al. pp. 1, 11 fig. 7
2013Falcarius Pu et al.
2015Falcarius Milàn et al. p. 522

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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()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptoriformes
TherizinosauriaRussell 1997
genusFalcarius

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.

G. †Falcarius Kirkland et al. 2005
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Falcarius utahensis Kirkland et al. 2005
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Valanginian or 139.80000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9USA (Utah) Therizinosauroidea indet. (50052)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (Utah) F. sp. (97956)