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Bradycnemidae (disused)

Reptilia - Bradycnemidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Bradycnemidae Harrison and Walker p. 564
1978Bradycnemidae Brodkorb p. 223

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
familyBradycnemidae
familyBradycnemidae

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.

Fm. †Bradycnemidae Harrison and Walker 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1975Large 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
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: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875
Collections
No collection or age range data are available