Avemetatarsalia

Avemetatarsalia is a clade of diapsid reptiles containing all archosaurs more closely related to birds than to crocodilians. The two most successful groups of avemetatarsalians were the dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Dinosaurs were the largest terrestrial animals for much of the Mesozoic Era, and one group of small feathered dinosaurs has survived up to the present day. Pterosaurs were the first flying vertebrates and persisted through the Mesozoic before dying out at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event. Both dinosaurs and pterosaurs appeared in the Triassic Period, shortly after avemetatarsalians as a whole. The name Avemetatarsalia was first established by British palaeontologist Michael Benton in 1999. An alternate name is Pan-Aves, or "all birds", in reference to its definition containing all animals, living or extinct, which are more closely related to birds than to crocodilians.

Avemetatarsalia

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
ArchosauriaPBDB
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Osteichthyes
Environment
terrestrialPBDB, for Diapsida

Time the record covers

At least 236 million years on record.

The record covers at least 237 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 247 Mya to 0 Mya.

Early Triassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 24 of 12000 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 404 of 12000 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 649 of 12000 occurrencesEarly JurassicMiddle Jurassic — about 331 of 12000 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 1223 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 2061 of 12000 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 5336 of 12000 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 21 of 12000 occurrencesEocene — about 202 of 12000 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 90 of 12000 occurrencesMiocene — about 383 of 12000 occurrencesPliocene — about 277 of 12000 occurrencesPleistocene — about 913 of 12000 occurrences252–244 Mya — about 6 occurrences244–235 Mya — about 26 occurrences235–227 Mya — about 48 occurrences227–218 Mya — about 104 occurrences218–210 Mya — about 123 occurrences210–202 Mya — about 119 occurrences202–193 Mya — about 492 occurrences193–185 Mya — about 96 occurrences185–176 Mya — about 54 occurrences176–168 Mya — about 85 occurrences168–160 Mya — about 275 occurrences160–151 Mya — about 364 occurrences151–143 Mya — about 848 occurrences143–134 Mya — about 247 occurrences134–126 Mya — about 194 occurrences126–118 Mya — about 648 occurrences118–109 Mya — about 529 occurrences109–101 Mya — about 419 occurrences101–92 Mya — about 496 occurrences92–84 Mya — about 402 occurrences84–76 Mya — about 1746 occurrences76–67 Mya — about 2328 occurrences67–59 Mya — about 393 occurrences59–50 Mya — about 78 occurrences50–42 Mya — about 51 occurrences42–34 Mya — about 81 occurrences34–25 Mya — about 70 occurrences25–17 Mya — about 121 occurrences17–8.4 Mya — about 185 occurrences8.4–0 Mya — about 1372 occurrences237 Mya11.7 ka252 Mya0 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Avemetatarsalia on record. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

12,000 occurrences read

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 1069 formations

  • Morrison FormationColorado, Wyoming, Utah · US · 165.3–143.1 Mya643
  • Dinosaur Park Formation · Belly River GroupAlberta, Saskatchewan · CA · 83.6–72.2 Mya544
  • Hell Creek Formation · Montana GroupMontana, South Dakota, North Dakota · US · 72.2–66 Mya530
  • Fruitland/Kirtland FormationNew Mexico · US · 83.6–72.2 Mya256
  • Oldman Formation · Belly River GroupAlberta · CA · 83.6–72.2 Mya252
  • Lance Formation · Montana GroupWyoming, South Dakota, Utah · US · 72.2–66 Mya200
Morrison — 39.07°N, 108.70°WMorrison — 41.89°N, 106.04°WMorrison — 42.04°N, 106.39°WMorrison — 39.65°N, 105.19°WMorrison — 42.15°N, 105.92°WMorrison — 42.02°N, 106.05°WMorrison — 43.38°N, 108.12°WMorrison — 43.63°N, 108.20°WMorrison — 40.42°N, 109.21°WMorrison — 35.20°N, 107.13°WMorrison — 40.44°N, 109.30°WMorrison — 38.12°N, 109.32°WMorrison — 38.54°N, 105.22°WMorrison — 38.81°N, 108.39°WMorrison — 34.94°N, 107.13°WMorrison — 43.43°N, 103.69°WMorrison — 45.25°N, 108.75°WMorrison — 36.21°N, 103.63°WMorrison — 35.32°N, 106.94°WMorrison — 35.56°N, 106.77°WMorrison — 35.60°N, 103.74°WMorrison — 38.45°N, 107.40°WMorrison — 41.98°N, 106.14°WMorrison — 41.88°N, 106.08°WMorrison — 39.24°N, 109.00°WMorrison — 38.58°N, 108.40°WMorrison — 44.54°N, 107.78°WMorrison — 44.65°N, 107.82°WMorrison — 41.97°N, 106.29°WMorrison — 38.73°N, 111.27°WMorrison — 38.85°N, 108.48°WMorrison — 38.55°N, 105.24°WMorrison — 42.55°N, 106.69°WMorrison — 43.65°N, 106.78°WMorrison — 36.90°N, 102.83°WMorrison — 40.53°N, 109.39°WMorrison — 36.93°N, 102.97°WMorrison — 39.17°N, 109.25°WMorrison — 38.54°N, 106.81°WMorrison — 38.64°N, 108.19°WMorrison — 45.54°N, 110.62°WMorrison — 44.47°N, 103.31°WMorrison — 39.01°N, 110.37°WMorrison — 44.53°N, 103.83°WMorrison — 44.18°N, 103.34°WMorrison — 43.41°N, 103.41°WMorrison — 44.46°N, 104.73°WMorrison — 44.25°N, 104.41°WMorrison — 39.15°N, 108.77°WMorrison — 39.32°N, 110.69°WMorrison — 45.45°N, 108.10°WMorrison — 35.32°N, 106.31°WMorrison — 35.58°N, 106.94°WMorrison — 40.09°N, 105.94°WMorrison — 37.53°N, 103.68°WMorrison — 37.78°N, 103.46°WMorrison — 38.81°N, 108.32°WMorrison — 40.47°N, 109.18°WMorrison — 38.32°N, 108.83°WMorrison — 43.63°N, 110.53°WDinosaur Park — 50.74°N, 111.53°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.46°WDinosaur Park — 50.72°N, 111.56°WDinosaur Park — 50.79°N, 111.60°WDinosaur Park — 50.81°N, 111.32°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.40°WDinosaur Park — 49.95°N, 110.27°WDinosaur Park — 50.73°N, 111.30°WDinosaur Park — 49.12°N, 110.47°WDinosaur Park — 50.73°N, 111.80°WDinosaur Park — 50.13°N, 111.69°WDinosaur Park — 50.76°N, 110.02°WDinosaur Park — 50.41°N, 110.29°WDinosaur Park — 50.40°N, 111.10°WDinosaur Park — 49.14°N, 110.42°WDinosaur Park — 50.60°N, 111.62°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.40°WDinosaur Park — 50.57°N, 111.51°WDinosaur Park — 50.82°N, 111.86°WDinosaur Park — 51.95°N, 112.93°WDinosaur Park — 49.99°N, 111.42°WDinosaur Park — 51.56°N, 108.14°WDinosaur Park — 49.45°N, 110.82°WDinosaur Park — 51.44°N, 110.39°WDinosaur Park — 51.47°N, 110.39°WDinosaur Park — 52.45°N, 109.17°WDinosaur Park — 49.35°N, 110.56°WDinosaur Park — 48.03°N, 110.24°WDinosaur Park — 50.82°N, 111.23°WHell Creek — 47.64°N, 106.57°WHell Creek — 47.70°N, 106.23°WHell Creek — 47.80°N, 106.10°WHell Creek — 47.68°N, 106.43°WHell Creek — 45.14°N, 102.50°WHell Creek — 46.47°N, 104.02°WHell Creek — 47.54°N, 107.08°WHell Creek — 45.95°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.10°N, 103.30°WHell Creek — 45.98°N, 103.75°WHell Creek — 46.15°N, 103.81°WHell Creek — 46.18°N, 103.84°WHell Creek — 46.30°N, 103.98°WHell Creek — 46.41°N, 103.94°WHell Creek — 46.38°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.45°N, 103.02°WHell Creek — 46.33°N, 103.90°WHell Creek — 45.94°N, 103.95°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 107.10°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 106.40°WHell Creek — 45.55°N, 105.11°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 107.00°WHell Creek — 45.53°N, 101.63°WHell Creek — 47.88°N, 106.20°WHell Creek — 45.76°N, 104.95°WHell Creek — 47.62°N, 107.32°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 106.31°WHell Creek — 48.06°N, 105.40°WHell Creek — 47.53°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 45.85°N, 104.83°WHell Creek — 47.96°N, 106.46°WHell Creek — 47.84°N, 106.16°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 106.98°WHell Creek — 47.65°N, 106.65°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 106.38°WHell Creek — 47.55°N, 107.25°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 107.18°WHell Creek — 47.07°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 107.23°WHell Creek — 47.73°N, 106.50°WHell Creek — 47.63°N, 106.20°WHell Creek — 47.64°N, 106.70°WHell Creek — 47.67°N, 106.27°WHell Creek — 45.46°N, 103.84°WHell Creek — 46.90°N, 101.50°WHell Creek — 45.50°N, 104.16°WHell Creek — 47.81°N, 106.28°WHell Creek — 47.68°N, 105.98°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 106.76°WHell Creek — 46.09°N, 100.63°WHell Creek — 47.10°N, 104.66°WHell Creek — 45.87°N, 103.79°WHell Creek — 45.65°N, 103.62°WHell Creek — 45.89°N, 104.55°WHell Creek — 46.26°N, 105.12°WHell Creek — 45.10°N, 102.09°WHell Creek — 47.66°N, 107.34°WHell Creek — 45.59°N, 104.91°WHell Creek — 45.06°N, 103.45°WHell Creek — 47.58°N, 106.92°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.29°N, 108.10°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.27°N, 108.23°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.19°N, 108.09°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.06°N, 107.96°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.33°N, 108.05°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.28°N, 108.26°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.02°N, 107.64°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.15°N, 107.83°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.91°N, 106.54°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.97°N, 107.50°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.17°N, 107.96°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.17°N, 107.94°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.02°N, 107.80°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.90°N, 107.46°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.24°N, 108.19°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.14°N, 108.11°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.10°N, 107.85°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.46°N, 108.66°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.92°N, 107.39°WFruitland/Kirtland — 36.84°N, 107.77°WFruitland/Kirtland — 35.91°N, 107.21°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.68°WOldman — 50.75°N, 111.49°WOldman — 50.73°N, 111.80°WOldman — 50.63°N, 111.62°WOldman — 49.10°N, 110.94°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.84°WOldman — 49.16°N, 110.72°WOldman — 50.83°N, 111.32°WOldman — 49.20°N, 110.60°WOldman — 50.81°N, 111.63°WOldman — 50.90°N, 111.80°WOldman — 50.72°N, 111.48°WOldman — 50.69°N, 111.62°WOldman — 49.28°N, 112.58°WOldman — 49.14°N, 112.58°WOldman — 49.28°N, 112.20°WOldman — 50.72°N, 111.40°WOldman — 50.47°N, 110.39°WOldman — 50.75°N, 111.42°WOldman — 50.71°N, 110.13°WOldman — 49.36°N, 110.58°WOldman — 50.64°N, 110.91°WOldman — 50.45°N, 111.12°WLance — 43.35°N, 104.48°WLance — 43.12°N, 104.64°WLance — 44.24°N, 109.02°WLance — 43.49°N, 104.46°WLance — 43.30°N, 104.37°WLance — 41.57°N, 108.67°WLance — 41.57°N, 108.65°WLance — 41.64°N, 107.65°WLance — 43.13°N, 104.49°WLance — 43.00°N, 104.50°WLance — 43.17°N, 104.57°WLance — 43.44°N, 104.41°WLance — 42.20°N, 104.46°WLance — 42.58°N, 105.39°WLance — 43.17°N, 104.91°WLance — 43.14°N, 104.91°WLance — 43.27°N, 104.59°WLance — 45.67°N, 101.48°WLance — 44.09°N, 109.18°WLance — 43.18°N, 104.53°WLance — 37.58°N, 111.83°WLance — 45.93°N, 103.92°WLance — 42.05°N, 106.84°WLance — 44.29°N, 108.84°WLance — 47.40°N, 108.27°WLance — 48.29°N, 105.84°WLance — 45.75°N, 101.20°WLance — 45.00°N, 103.18°WLance — 42.65°N, 105.24°WLance — 43.28°N, 104.67°WLance — 43.14°N, 104.71°WLance — 42.09°N, 106.88°WLance — 41.91°N, 104.20°WLance — 43.20°N, 104.66°WLance — 43.13°N, 104.07°WLance — 43.49°N, 104.61°WLance — 45.04°N, 108.80°WLance — 42.97°N, 105.53°WLance — 43.37°N, 104.70°WLance — 45.67°N, 101.39°WLance — 43.38°N, 104.47°WTendaguru — 9.71°S, 39.23°ETendaguru — 9.69°S, 39.25°ETendaguru — 9.79°S, 39.12°ETendaguru — 9.80°S, 39.31°ECloverly — 45.44°N, 108.14°WCloverly — 45.44°N, 108.16°WCloverly — 46.34°N, 109.69°WCloverly — 45.49°N, 108.52°WCloverly — 44.49°N, 107.86°WCloverly — 44.54°N, 108.01°WCloverly — 44.96°N, 108.30°WCloverly — 45.12°N, 108.71°WCloverly — 45.15°N, 108.73°WCloverly — 45.20°N, 108.81°WCloverly — 45.36°N, 108.75°WCloverly — 43.22°N, 107.57°WCloverly — 43.19°N, 107.69°WCloverly — 45.34°N, 108.81°WCloverly — 44.69°N, 108.24°WCloverly — 45.45°N, 108.10°WCloverly — 45.38°N, 108.26°WCloverly — 45.41°N, 108.04°WCloverly — 46.27°N, 109.89°WCloverly — 45.26°N, 108.41°WCloverly — 45.49°N, 108.73°WPortland — 41.57°N, 72.63°WPortland — 42.26°N, 72.57°WPortland — 41.81°N, 72.55°WPortland — 42.10°N, 72.59°WPortland — 41.90°N, 72.57°WPortland — 42.59°N, 72.60°WPortland — 42.61°N, 72.51°WPortland — 42.52°N, 72.55°WPortland — 41.73°N, 72.66°WPortland — 41.69°N, 72.64°WPortland — 42.17°N, 72.67°WPortland — 42.16°N, 72.58°WPortland — 41.55°N, 72.69°WTwo Medicine — 47.81°N, 112.18°WTwo Medicine — 47.82°N, 112.66°WTwo Medicine — 48.63°N, 113.75°WTwo Medicine — 48.48°N, 112.70°WTwo Medicine — 48.91°N, 112.64°WTwo Medicine — 48.97°N, 112.65°WTwo Medicine — 48.65°N, 112.97°WTwo Medicine — 47.77°N, 112.29°WTwo Medicine — 48.48°N, 112.58°WTwo Medicine — 48.46°N, 112.47°WTwo Medicine — 47.63°N, 112.58°WTwo Medicine — 47.99°N, 112.28°WTwo Medicine — 48.74°N, 112.73°WTwo Medicine — 48.30°N, 112.34°WTwo Medicine — 48.94°N, 112.65°WFerris — 42.16°N, 106.91°WFerris — 41.94°N, 106.88°WFerris — 41.80°N, 107.00°WFerris — 41.96°N, 106.89°WJudith River — 46.47°N, 109.30°WJudith River — 46.46°N, 109.41°WJudith River — 48.95°N, 110.62°WJudith River — 47.77°N, 108.95°WJudith River — 47.90°N, 109.00°WJudith River — 47.74°N, 109.62°WJudith River — 47.81°N, 109.59°WJudith River — 48.92°N, 110.58°WJudith River — 47.78°N, 109.38°WJudith River — 48.97°N, 110.93°WJudith River — 48.98°N, 110.45°WJudith River — 46.10°N, 109.10°WJudith River — 46.40°N, 109.66°WJudith River — 46.42°N, 109.27°WJudith River — 46.44°N, 109.83°WJudith River — 46.23°N, 108.98°WJudith River — 46.24°N, 109.59°WJudith River — 48.57°N, 109.99°WJudith River — 48.56°N, 107.78°WJudith River — 47.40°N, 109.65°WJudith River — 48.60°N, 107.90°WJudith River — 48.01°N, 108.91°WLameta — 21.18°N, 80.37°ELameta — 23.35°N, 80.37°ELameta — 23.17°N, 79.97°ELameta — 23.06°N, 73.34°ELameta — 17.33°N, 78.21°ELameta — 20.25°N, 79.10°ELameta — 20.90°N, 79.28°ELameta — 22.92°N, 79.32°ELameta — 20.75°N, 79.48°ELameta — 22.34°N, 74.79°ELameta — 23.10°N, 79.84°ELameta — 23.50°N, 81.56°ELameta — 23.03°N, 73.33°ELameta — 23.10°N, 73.38°ELameta — 22.86°N, 73.34°ELameta — 22.89°N, 74.28°ELameta — 22.96°N, 74.22°ELameta — 22.95°N, 74.14°ELameta — 22.25°N, 74.61°ELameta — 20.75°N, 79.42°ELameta — 22.13°N, 74.38°ELameta — 23.17°N, 79.95°ELameta — 22.98°N, 79.28°ELameta — 23.21°N, 80.10°ELameta — 23.34°N, 80.18°ELameta — 23.37°N, 80.46°ELameta — 21.00°N, 79.18°ELameta — 23.77°N, 78.72°ELameta — 23.09°N, 74.15°ELameta — 22.14°N, 74.71°ELameta — 20.35°N, 79.05°ELameta — 20.71°N, 79.29°ELameta — 23.17°N, 74.12°ELameta — 20.53°N, 79.27°EKirtland — 36.31°N, 108.08°WKirtland — 36.27°N, 108.17°WKirtland — 36.19°N, 107.89°WKirtland — 36.31°N, 108.05°WKirtland — 36.10°N, 108.09°WKirtland — 36.50°N, 108.08°WKirtland — 36.37°N, 108.26°WKirtland — 36.41°N, 108.35°WKirtland — 36.49°N, 108.57°WKirtland — 36.29°N, 108.55°WKirtland — 36.36°N, 108.57°WKirtland — 36.17°N, 107.80°WKirtland — 36.14°N, 107.80°WKirtland — 36.39°N, 108.07°WKirtland — 36.97°N, 108.17°WKirtland — 36.09°N, 108.01°WKirtland — 36.52°N, 108.41°WKirtland — 36.49°N, 108.32°WKirtland — 36.70°N, 108.30°WJindong — 34.91°N, 128.15°EJindong — 34.90°N, 128.15°EJindong — 34.99°N, 128.45°EJindong — 34.99°N, 128.40°EJindong — 35.07°N, 128.42°EJindong — 35.07°N, 128.28°EJindong — 34.97°N, 128.32°EJindong — 35.43°N, 128.52°EYorktown — 35.36°N, 76.82°WBissekty — 42.12°N, 62.66°EBissekty — 40.70°N, 72.60°EBissekty — 42.54°N, 63.30°EBissekty — 42.02°N, 63.30°EBissekty — 42.60°N, 63.47°EBissekty — 41.68°N, 63.82°EGlen Rose Limestone — 31.85°N, 98.62°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.10°N, 98.42°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.44°N, 100.12°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.50°N, 99.40°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.10°N, 99.44°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.60°N, 99.12°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.63°N, 99.26°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.63°N, 99.42°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.72°N, 99.00°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.07°N, 99.33°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.00°N, 99.11°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.30°N, 99.05°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.84°N, 98.22°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.10°N, 98.50°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.30°N, 98.30°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.20°N, 97.98°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.35°N, 97.79°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.50°N, 97.91°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.65°N, 97.67°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.70°N, 98.09°WGlen Rose Limestone — 30.91°N, 98.03°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.19°N, 98.13°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.45°N, 98.25°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.59°N, 98.13°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.63°N, 98.21°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.69°N, 98.38°WGlen Rose Limestone — 31.88°N, 97.63°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.23°N, 97.76°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.25°N, 97.81°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.25°N, 97.72°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.37°N, 97.69°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.82°N, 98.77°WGlen Rose Limestone — 29.49°N, 99.21°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.23°N, 98.23°WGlen Rose Limestone — 32.28°N, 97.75°WAguja — 29.14°N, 103.20°WAguja — 29.20°N, 103.55°WAguja — 29.32°N, 103.52°WAguja — 29.20°N, 103.20°WAguja — 29.25°N, 103.55°WElliot — 28.51°S, 28.62°EElliot — 30.57°S, 27.62°EElliot — 31.23°S, 27.00°EElliot — 30.95°S, 26.62°EElliot — 28.52°S, 28.42°EElliot — 28.62°S, 28.22°EElliot — 30.62°S, 27.17°EElliot — 31.08°S, 28.37°EElliot — 30.62°S, 27.35°EElliot — 30.55°S, 27.43°EElliot — 28.50°S, 28.23°EElliot — 30.70°S, 27.23°EElliot — 31.08°S, 26.78°EElliot — 26.18°S, 25.58°EElliot — 28.52°S, 29.17°EElliot — 29.11°S, 27.32°EElliot — 27.00°S, 26.98°EElliot — 28.35°S, 25.68°EElliot — 28.47°S, 27.82°EElliot — 30.57°S, 27.43°EElliot — 29.50°S, 27.45°EElliot — 28.98°S, 27.37°EElliot — 28.53°S, 28.50°EElliot — 30.62°S, 27.80°EElliot — 30.65°S, 26.00°EElliot — 29.22°S, 27.34°EElliot — 30.18°S, 28.59°EElliot — 30.43°S, 28.52°EElliot — 30.82°S, 27.70°EElliot — 31.15°S, 26.62°EElliot — 31.13°S, 27.10°EElliot — 30.63°S, 27.47°EElliot — 29.20°S, 27.43°EElliot — 29.13°S, 27.37°ECedar Mountain — 38.80°N, 111.17°WCedar Mountain — 38.83°N, 109.57°WCedar Mountain — 38.72°N, 109.69°WCedar Mountain — 38.78°N, 109.71°WCedar Mountain — 38.94°N, 111.07°WCedar Mountain — 39.14°N, 110.90°WCedar Mountain — 39.21°N, 111.02°WCedar Mountain — 39.16°N, 110.86°WCedar Mountain — 39.05°N, 111.04°WCedar Mountain — 38.81°N, 109.76°WCedar Mountain — 32.83°N, 109.57°WCedar Mountain — 38.91°N, 110.10°WCedar Mountain — 38.83°N, 109.47°WCedar Mountain — 39.00°N, 111.00°WCedar Mountain — 38.66°N, 111.24°WCedar Mountain — 39.18°N, 110.11°WCedar Mountain — 38.69°N, 111.26°WCedar Mountain — 38.90°N, 109.55°WYixian — 41.60°N, 120.87°EYixian — 41.80°N, 120.73°EYixian — 42.02°N, 125.06°EYixian — 39.88°N, 123.44°EYixian — 41.37°N, 124.68°EYixian — 41.13°N, 121.14°EYixian — 41.57°N, 119.33°EYixian — 41.37°N, 121.42°EYixian — 41.78°N, 120.76°EYixian — 41.53°N, 121.25°EYixian — 41.58°N, 120.95°EYixian — 41.60°N, 120.84°EYixian — 41.88°N, 116.56°EYixian — 41.24°N, 119.40°EDjadokhta — 44.25°N, 103.33°EDjadokhta — 44.20°N, 103.73°EDjadokhta — 43.66°N, 100.90°EDjadokhta — 44.00°N, 104.00°EDjadokhta — 44.22°N, 103.27°EDjadokhta — 44.13°N, 103.56°EDjadokhta — 42.08°N, 102.17°EChinle — 34.44°N, 109.46°WChinle — 36.33°N, 106.47°WChinle — 35.84°N, 111.25°WChinle — 35.09°N, 109.79°WChinle — 34.94°N, 109.77°WChinle — 35.03°N, 109.83°WChinle — 36.21°N, 106.34°WChinle — 34.53°N, 109.32°WChinle — 36.31°N, 106.45°WChinle — 36.34°N, 106.87°WChinle — 38.65°N, 108.91°WChinle — 40.58°N, 109.42°WChinle — 38.00°N, 111.13°WChinle — 34.83°N, 109.82°WChinle — 34.51°N, 109.36°WChinle — 35.65°N, 111.12°WChinle — 34.81°N, 109.88°W

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The named rock units Avemetatarsalia has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 1,045 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,796 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

2,154 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 953 sites for Avemetatarsalia, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

at least 3,495 references

Each of the 12,000 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 3,483 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

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Picture of Avemetatarsalia

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No 3D scan of Avemetatarsalia was found in MorphoSource and Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access was not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Benton 1999)