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RE: [...] Archaeopteryx 10



> For what it is worth, should _A. siemensii_ be
> considered a distinct genus, it reverts to good old
> _Archaeornis_ (the name it was
> under among such classic work's as Heilmann's _The
> Origin of Birds_ and the original captioning of the
> Zallinger mural).

I happen to have Lambrecht's Handbuch around, and he
mixes up the dates and to make the lapsus "Siemensi".
It seems that the reference for Archaeornis is either
Dames 1884, or Petronievics 1923, or (possibly)
Petronievics & Woodward 1917.

FWIW, the genus definition of Archaeornis fide
Lambrecht 1933 is as follows (own translation, correct
as necessary):

"Metacarpal III cylindrical. Carpus 2-rowed. Scapula
and coracoid unfused. Claviculae probably separate.
Coracoid nrrow? Spina iliaca and Processus lateralis
of the ilium merging into each other without border.
Ischia straight. Pubis proximally without ascending
process and without foramen, distally thickened and
broadened. No pubic symphysis. 20 tail vertebrae."

Regards,

Eike




        
                
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