Source Data | |
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Rank | family (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Opisthodactylidae |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Opisthodactylidae | family | belongs to Stereornithes | stated without evidence | Lambrecht, 1933 | Opisthodactylidae | family | belongs to Phororhacoidea | stated with evidence | Wetmore, 1960 | Opisthodactylidae | family | belongs to Rheiformes | implied | Carroll, 1988 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution |
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