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Epichirostenotes curriei

Osteichthyes - Caenagnathidae

Taxonomy
Epichirostenotes curriei was named by Sullivan et al. (2011). Its type specimen is ROM 43250, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is John Neills Ranch (75 ft level) [ROM], which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Epichirostenotes curriei Sullivan et al. p. 428
2013Epichirostenotes curriei Longrich et al. p. 36
2014Epichirostenotes curriei Lamanna et al. p. 10 fig. 6
2015Epichirostenotes curriei Currie and Koppelhus p. 626
2016Epichirostenotes curriei Funston and Currie p. 2
2020Epichirostenotes curriei Funston p. 107
2020Epichirostenotes curriei Rhodes et al. p. 4

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyCaenagnathidae
subfamilyCaenagnathinae
genusEpichirostenotes
speciescurriei

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.

†Epichirostenotes curriei Sullivan et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Sullivan et al. 2011Braincase much deeper than long, with distinctly verticalized basicranial region. Otic region with deep, but anteroposteriorly narrow, lateral depression. Synsacrum composed of six co-ossified vertebrae and pneumatic foramina. Ischium long and expanded posteriorly; broad behind obturator process; obturator process expanded and triangular; and having a prominent anterior proximal hook-like projection.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: intermediateinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Depth habitat: surfaceinfrao
Diet: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:07:56
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:07:56
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Ornithomimidae indet. (type locality: 138968)