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Pumiliornis

Reptilia - Psittacopedidae

Taxonomy
Pumiliornis was named by Mayr (1999).

It was assigned to Aves by Mayr (1999); to Aves by Mayr (2005); and to Psittacopedidae by Mayr (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pumiliornis Mayr
2005Pumiliornis Mayr p. 319
2022Pumiliornis Mayr p. 179 figs. Fig. 9.1

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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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
familyPsittacopedidaeMayr 2015
genusPumiliornis

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. †Pumiliornis Mayr 1999
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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 Wasatchian to the top of the MP 11 or 55.80000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) P. sp. (15595)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) P. tessellatus (120798)