Hesperornithids in European Russia (1 Viewer)

N.V. Zelenkov, A.V. Panteleyev & A.A. Yarkov, 2017

New Finds of Hesperornithids in the European Russia, with Comments on the Systematics of Eurasian Hesperornithidae

Paleontological Journal 2017 (5): 89-97 (Russian edition)

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New remains of Hesperornithidae are described from several Late Cretaceous (Campanian) localities of the Lower Volga Region (European Russia). New specimens from Rychkovo and Karaykino localities cannot be referred to as Hesperornis rossicus Nessov et Yarkov, 1993 and likely represent a new undescribed species. Bones from Rychkovo belonged to immature individuals with an incompletely formed tarsometatarsus, which is comparable in size to those of adults known from Karyakino. A tarsometatarsus from the Malaya Rybka locality belongs to a smaller hesperornithiform species and represents the first avian record in this locality. An even smaller hesperornithiform from the Bereslavka locality resembles Asiahesperornis bazhanovi Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991. We discuss the systematics of Eurasian hesperornithiforms. We adhere to the validity of Hesperornis rossicus and doubt of the assignment to this species of Swedish materials. Asiahesperornis bazhanovi is undoubtedly a separate valid taxon of hesperornithiforms, but the generic name Asiahesperornis Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991 may be a junior synonym of Parahesperornis Martin, 1984.

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Fred

Hi Fred,
In this paper they refer to a subfamily name which I had not heard of yet. Would you by chance know where the cited source might be found?

Несов Л.А., Приземлин Б.В. Эволюционно продвинутые нелетающие морские птицы отряда гесперорнисообразных позднего сенона Тургайского пролива: первые находки группы в СССР // Тр. Зоол. ин-та АН СССР. 1991. Т. 239. С. 85–107.

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(I think they lost a word at the start of the title, it should have read "Крупные эволюционно продвинутые нелетающие морские птицы" [etc.]. This should also be the OD of the type genus (Asiahesperornis), I believe.)

Hi Laurent,

In my files I have the following:

Subfamilia Asiahesperornithinae Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991.

Asiahesperornithinae Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991. [Typegenus Asiahesperornis Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991.]
Diagnosis: Als voor het typegenus.

Genus Asiahesperornis Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991.
Asiahesperornis Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991. [Typespecies door monoyypie Asiahesperornis bazhanovi Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991.]
Diagnosis: Als voor de typespecies.
Derivatio nominis: De genusnaam is afgeleid van Asia = Azië en het genus Hesperornis

Asiahesperornis bazhanovi Nessov et Prizemlin, 1991.
ets. etc.

The paper with the desciption of Asiahesperornithinae (pg. 201) is indeed as you wrote

Несов Л.А., Приземлин Б.В.: Крупные эволюционно продвинутые нелетающие морские птицы
It was published in Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademiya Nauk SSSR 239: 85-107 + 2 plates (in Russian)

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Fred

Here is the paper:

Fred Ruhe said:

Here is the paper:

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Duizendmaal dank.

l_raty said:

Duizendmaal dank.

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Graag gedaan.

Now out in English translation with new ref and link:

N. V. Zelenkov, A. V. Panteleyev & A. A. Yarkov (2017)

New finds of hesperornithids in the European Russia, with comments on the systematics of Eurasian Hesperornithidae.

Paleontological Journal 51(5): 547–555

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103011705015X
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S003103011705015X

Fred

A free pdf of the paper in English can be downloaded from:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._the_systematics_of_Eurasian_Hesperornithidae

Fred