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Koreanaornis dodsoni

Reptilia - Koreanaornipodidae

Taxonomy
Koreanaornis dodsoni was named by Xing et al. (2011). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MGCM.H14, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Huangyangquan tracksite, Site B, which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian lacustrine deltaic sandstone/mudstone in the Hutubihe Formation of China.

It was recombined as Koreanornis dodsoni by Xing et al. (2011) and Lockley et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Koreanaornis dodsoni Xing et al. p. 310 fig. 3
2011Koreanornis dodsoni Xing et al. p. 310 fig. 3
2013Koreanornis dodsoni Lockley et al. p. 14
2013Koreanaornis dodsoni Xing et al. p. 42
2016Koreanaornis dodsoni Buckley et al. p. 261

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
familyKoreanaornipodidae()
genusKoreanaornis
speciesdodsoni

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.

†Koreanaornis dodsoni Xing et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L.-D. Xing et al. 2011Different from K. hamanensis tracks in having smaller divarication angles between digits II and IV, greater overall track length and width, persistent absence of digit I, and absence of digital pad impressions.
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: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 132.90000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0China (Xinjiang) Koreanaornis dodsoni (type locality: 156126)