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Cerebavis

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Cerebavis was named by Kurochkin and Saveliev (2006) [Named by these authors in the primary linked ref.]. Its type is Cerebavis cenomanica.

It was assigned to Enantiornithes by Kurochkin et al. (2006); and to Ornithurae by Walsh et al. (2016).

Species

C. cenomanica (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2006	Cerebavis Kurochkin et al. p. 657
2016	Cerebavis Walsh et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Paraves
class	Aves
—	Pygostylia	Chiappe 2002
—	Ornithothoraces
—	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae
genus	Cerebavis	Kurochkin and Saveliev 2006

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. †Cerebavis Kurochkin and Saveliev 2006

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†Cerebavis cenomanica Kurochkin and Saveliev 2006

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
E. N. Kurochkin et al. 2006	Cerebral hemispheres rounded oval. Olfactory tracts thick, with large olfactory bulbs. Interhemispheric fissure shallow, parietal organ well pronounced, located in pineal recess on caudal slope of interhemispheric fissure; roof of midbrain with large auditory tubercles, well-developed epiphysis (glandula pinealis) located between auditory tubercles, optic tubercles (lobi optici) located caudoventral to cerebral hemispheres, not projecting laterally beyond them. Middle part of parasphenoid rostrum swollen.

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

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Russian Federation (Volgograd)	Aves indet. (92399)