Nelepsittacus daphneleeae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Psittaciformes

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 Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Psittaciformes

Familia: Strigopidae
Genus: †Nelepsittacus
Species: Nelepsittacus daphneleeae

Name

• Nelepsittacus daphneleeae Worthy, Tennyson & Scofield, 2011
  • Authority for current placement: original ('This species is only tentatively referred to Nelepsittacus because there is inadequate representation of the tarsometatarsus')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Nelepsittacus Worthy, Tennyson & Scofield, 2011
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'distal R humerus'
    • Repository: MONZ 'NMNZ S.50826'
  • Type locality and horizon: 'Bed HH1b, Manuherikia River section', 'Bannockburn Formation, 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: An Early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand. Journal of vertebrate paleontology, 31(5): 1102–1116. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.595857