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Hoazinoides magdalenae

Osteichthyes - Opisthocomiformes - Opisthocomidae

Taxonomy
Hoazinoides magdalenae was named by Miller (1953). Its type specimen is Univ. Calif. Mus. Paleo. no. 42823, a partial skull (partial skull, complete dorsally from midfrontal level to foramen magnum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP Locality V 4517, which is in a Miocene terrestrial claystone in Colombia.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2008-12-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Hoazinoides magdalenae Miller p. 484
1997Hoazinoides magdalenae Rasmussen p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderOpisthocomiformesL'Herminier 1837
familyOpisthocomidaeSwainson 1837
genusHoazinoides
speciesmagdalenae

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.

†Hoazinoides magdalenae Miller 1953
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:10:47
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:10:47
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Terborgh et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Laventan to the top of the Middle Miocene or 13.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Huila) Hoazinoides magdalenae (type locality: 85201)
Laventan - Mayoan13.8 - 10.0Colombia Hoazinoides magdalenae (13741)