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Aegialornis

Osteichthyes - Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae

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by J. Hunter on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Aegialornis Lydekker
1891Tachyornis Milne-Edwards
1908Aegialornis Gaillard p. 54
1933Aegialornis Lambrecht p. 623
1939Aegialornis Gaillard p. 14
1960Aegialornis Wetmore p. 29
1984Aegialornis Harrison
1988Aegialornis Carroll
2002Aegialornis Mlikovsky p. 203
2003Aegialornis Mayr p. 147

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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
—IncessoresBaird 1858
superorderCypselomorphaeHuxley 1867
orderApodiformesPeters 1940
familyAegialornithidaeLydekker 1891
genusAegialornisLydekker 1891

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. †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
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†Aegialornis gallicus Lydekker 1891
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Invalid names: Tachyornis hirundo Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
†Aegialornis germanicus Mlikovsky 2002
†Aegialornis leehnardti Gaillard 1908
Invalid names: Tachyornis Milne-Edwards 1891 [synonym]
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. gallicus (12840)