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Elornis

Osteichthyes - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Taxonomy
Elornis was named by Aymard (1856).

It was assigned to Phoenicopteri by Zittel (1890); and to Phoenicopteridae by Lambrecht (1933), Howard (1955), Harrison and Walker (1976), Olson (1978).

Species
E. grandis, E. littoralis
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-05-05; modified by M. Uhen on 2018-05-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Elornis Aymard
1890Elornis Zittel p. 840
1933Elornis Lambrecht p. 342
1955Elornis Howard p. 24
1976Elornis Harrison and Walker p. 333
1978Elornis Olson p. 447

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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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderPhoenicopteriformes
familyPhoenicopteridaeBonaparte 1838
genusElornisAymard 1856

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. †Elornis Aymard 1856
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†Elornis grandis Milne-Edwards 1870
†Elornis littoralis Milne-Edwards 1868
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: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne Region) E. littoralis, E. grandis (31767)