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Aletornis

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Taxonomy
Aletornis was named by Marsh (1872). Its type is Aletornis nobilis.

It was assigned to Aves by Marsh (1872); to Gruidae by Zittel (1890), Hay (1902) and Lambrecht (1933); and to Gruinae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Aletornis Marsh p. 256
1890Aletornis Zittel p. 846
1902Aletornis Hay p. 527
1930Aletornis Hay p. 332
1933Aletornis Lambrecht p. 517
1940Aletornis Wetmore p. 48
1956Aletornis Wetmore p. 59

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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()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—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
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyGruidaeVigors 1825
subfamilyGruinae
genusAletornis

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. †Aletornis Marsh 1872
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†Aletornis bellus Marsh 1872
†Aletornis gracilis Marsh 1872
†Aletornis nobilis Marsh 1872
†Aletornis pernix Marsh 1872
†Aletornis venustus Marsh 1872
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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Bridgerian or 47.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) A. nobilis, A. bellus (16228)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) A. pernix, A. venustus, A. gracilis (81455)