Diatryma gigantea Cope: Limb end

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Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Paleogene - Eocene - Wasatchian
Record Last Modified: 17 Oct 2024
Skeletal Morphology: Appendicular elements, left proximal tarsometatarsus, distal right partial tarsometatarsus-(2)
Stratigraphy: Wasatch Fm

Collector: Dr. Edward D. Cope

Place: New Mexico, United States, North America

See more items in: Paleogeneral; Types: Birds; Aves Primary Type; Paleobiology

Published Name: Diatryma gigantea Cope

Data Source: NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

USNM Number: V1120

Type Citation: Cope. 1876. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proc. 10.
Type Status: holotype

Taxonomy: Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Aves Gastornithiformes Gastornithidae

Record ID: nmnhpaleobiology_3368497

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30847a2d1-2b2b-4713-b86c-8ec790cc00aa

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