Australornis lovei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neognathae

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

Genus: †Australornis
Species: Australornis lovei

Name

Australornis lovei Mayr & Scofield, 2014: [2]

• Original genus: Australornis Mayr & Scofield, 2014
• Original status: valid species
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated
  • Description: 'consisting of extremitas omalis of right coracoid, caudal portion of right scapula, right humerus lacking distal end, proximal end of right ulna, fragments of the shaft of a radius, and the left os carpi radiale'
  • Repository: CMNZ CM 2010.108.2
• Type locality and horizon: 'Basal Waipara Greensand, Waipara River, Canterbury, New Zealand (about 43°04′S, 172°36′E; Fossil Record Number M34/f0453, NZ Fossil Record File); late early Paleocene, 60.5-61.6 mya (Slack et al. 2006)'
• ZooBank: D5CE55DD-12EF-46AB-A7D7-E36D0B0C73BF

References

• Mayr, G.; Scofield, R.P. 2014: First diagnosable non-sphenisciform bird from the early Paleocene of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 44(1): 48–56. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2013.863788 Reference page.  [See p. [2], and fig. 1]