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Palaeoscinis
Taxonomy
Palaeoscinis was named by Howard (1957). Its type is Palaeoscinis turdirostris. It is the type genus of Palaeoscinidae.
It was assigned to Palaeoscinidae by Howard (1957), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Palaeoscinidae by Howard (1957), Wetmore (1960) and Carroll (1988).
Species
P. turdirostris (type species)
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. Howard 1957 | Upper mandible long and slender with large, oval external nares; sternum with long, slender, upcurved manubrium, and short sternal notch bordered by broad posterior lateral process; blade of scapula broad; humerus lacking deep undercut below head; skeleton of leg (excluding toes) 90 per cent of length of wing skeleton, includ- ing phalanges I and 2 of alar digit 2; tarsometatarsus shorter than humerus or femur, and femur approximately% the length of tibiotarsus; ungual of first pedal digit very long; middle toe longest of pedal digits, first and fourth approximately identical in length, second digit shortest. |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | USA (California) | Passeriformes indet. (124690) |