Aptornis proasciarostratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gruiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes

Familia: †Aptornithidae
Genus: †Aptornis
Species: †Aptornis proasciarostratus

Name

• Aptornis proasciarostratus Worthy, Tennyson & Scofield, 2011 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original (provisional)
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Aptornis
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: fossil, vertebra 16
    • Repository: MONZ, as 'NMNZ S.52350'
  • Type locality and horizon: 'Bed HH1a, Manuherikia River, Otago', 'Manuherikia Group, Early Miocene (Altonian); 19–16 Ma; St Bathans Fauna'

References

Primary references

• Worthy, T.H., Tennyson, A.J.D. & Scofield, R.P. 2011. Fossils reveal an early Miocene presence of the aberrant gruiform Aves: Aptornithidae in New Zealand. Journal of Ornithology 152(3): 669–680. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0649-6 ResearchGate. Reference page.