Palaeocursornis
Palaeocursornis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | † Neopterodactyloidea
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Clade: | † Azhdarchiformes
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Family: | †Azhdarchidae |
Genus: | †Palaeocursornis Kessler & Jurcsák, 1986 |
Species: | †P. corneti
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Binomial name | |
†Palaeocursornis corneti (Kessler & Jurcsák, 1984 [originally Limnornis])
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Synonyms | |
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Palaeocursornis is a
The animal occurred on what at that time was an
brackish
rivers, lakes and swamps.(Benton et al., 1997)
Taxonomy
Initially, the bones were described as Limnornis corneti (Kessler & Jurcsák, 1984). However, that genus name had already been given to the
binomen (corneti) to both species. Subsequent attempts to redescribe the femur as Palaeocursornis biharicus were invalid as far as the binomen is concerned, but at least established a correct genus (Kessler & Jurcsák, 1986). The currently valid name, Palaeocursornis corneti, was first mentioned by Jurcsák & Kessler in 1985, but it was a nomen nudum
at that time and only became valid the following year, when the current genus was validly established (albeit with an unnecessarily synonymous species name), as mentioned above. This confusing history of synonymy was clarified by Bock & Bühler (1996):
Synonyms
- Limnornis corneti Kessler & Jurcsák 1984
- "Palaeocursornis corneti" Kessler & Jurcsák 1985 (nomen nudum)
- "Palaeocursornis biharicus" Kessler & Jurcsák 1985 (nomen nudum)
- Palaeocursornis biharicus Kessler & Jurcsák 1986
See also
References
- doi:10.5252/g2012n4a10. Archived from the originalon 2013-01-07.
- Benton, M. J.; Cook, E.; Grigorescu, D., Popa, E. & Tallódi, E. (1997): Dinosaurs and other tetrapods in an Early Cretaceous bauxite-filled fissure, northwestern Romania. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 130: 275-292. PDF fulltext
- Bock, Walter J. & Bühler, Paul (1996): Nomenclature of Cretaceous birds from Romania. Cretaceous Research 17: 509–514. PDF fulltext
- Jurcsák, T. & Kessler, E. (1985): La palèofaune de Cornet - implications phylogénétiques et écologiques. Evolution et Adaptation 2: 137-147.
- Kessler, E. & Jurcsák, T. (1984): Fossil bird remains in the bauxite from Cornet (Romania, Bihor County). Travaux du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa 25: 393–401.
- Kessler, E. & Jurcsák, T. (1986): New contributions to the knowledge of the Lower Cretaceous bird remains from Cornet (Romania). Travaux du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa 28: 289–295.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060519104241/http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/genera.htm