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Bradycnemidae (disused)
Taxonomy
Bradycnemidae was named by Harrison and Walker (1975). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Strigiformes by Harrison and Walker (1975); and to Theropoda by Brodkorb (1978).
It was assigned to Strigiformes by Harrison and Walker (1975); and to Theropoda by Brodkorb (1978).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1975 | Bradycnemidae Harrison and Walker p. 564 |
1978 | Bradycnemidae Brodkorb p. 223 |
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Fm. †Bradycnemidae Harrison and Walker 1975
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1975 | Large owls much larger than any described species. Distal end of tibiotarsus flattened. Condyles not projecting posteriorly; external condyle projecting distally beyond internal condyle; intercondylar groove shallow. Anterior tendinal fossa well defined, broad, fairly deep, its distal margin partly undercutting intercondylar region and external condyle. |
Measurements
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Reference: Marsh 1875 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available