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Antigone cubensis

Antigone cubensis

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Holotype. — Skull with its respective mandible and left quadrate [but not ‘ atlas’, see ‘ Notes’], Av. 1 / 67, at CZACC (Fischer 1968: 271, fig. unnumbered * [lateral], Fischer 1970: 234, Plate 1 *, skull: a [lateral], e [dorsal], f [ventral], g [posterior]; quadrate: c [lateral]; mandible: b [lateral], d [dorsal]; Arredondo 1971: 96, fig. centre left unnumbered *: top [lateral], Fischer & Stephan, 1971 a: 565, Figs. 26 *: skull and quadrate [lateral], 27 *: mandible [lateral], 28 *: skull [ventral], 29 *: skull [posterior]; pl. 1, skull: 1 [lateral], 4 [dorsal], 5 [ventral], mandible: 2 [lateral], 3 [dorsal]). Collected summer 1967 by the Cuban-German Expedition [= Wolfgang Reichel, Hans-Hartmat Krueger, Karlheinz Fischer, Gustavo Furrazola Bermúdez, Manuel Acevedo González, Néstor Mayo and Manuel Iturralde Vinent (Castellanos 1968: 4)] in El Abismo [= Furnia del Aguacero, or del Abismo] at the type locality (Fischer & Stephan 1971 a: 565, see also Fischer 1968: 270, 1970: 233 – 235). Other material. — Skull: calvaria, Av. 2 / 67, Av. 5 – 11 / 67, Av. 15 – 16 / 67; crania, Av. 3 – 4 / 67. Mandible: ‘ upper and lower’, Av. 12 / 67; ‘ lowers’, Av. 13 – 14 / 67. Vertebra: atlases, Av. 17 (fig. 7 *: a [anterior], b [posterior]) to 18 / 76; axes, Av. 19 (fig. 8 * [lateral]) to 20 / 67; cervical 3, Av. 21 – 24 / 67; cervical 4, Av. 25 – 28 / 67; cervical 5, Av. 29 – 35 / 67; cervical 6, Av. 36 – 42 / 67; cervical 7, Av. 43 / 67; cervical 8 – 2, Av. 44 – 51 / 67, Av. 52 (fig. 9 *: a [dorsal], b [ventral], c [lateral], d [anterior], e [posterior]) to 63 / 67; cervical 13 to 14, Av. 102 – 110 / 67; cervical 15, Av. 111 – 118 / 67; cervical 16, Av. 119 – 126 / 67; cervical 17, Av. 127 – 143 / 67; cervical indet., Av. 144 – 149 / 67; thoracic 1, Av. 150 – 159 / 67; thoracic 2, Av. 160 – 161 / 67; thoracic 3 – 5, Av. 162 – 163 / 67; thoracic 5 – 8, Av. 164 (fig. 10 *: a [lateral], b [anterior]) to 192 / 67; thoracic indet., Av. 193 – 194 / 67. Rib: right, Av. 195 – 198 / 67; left, Av. 199 – 205 / 67. Sternum: incomplete, Av. 206 / 67 (fig. 31 * [lateral]). Coracoid: right, Av. 207 (fig. 32 *: a [ventral], b [dorsal]) to 210 / 67; left, Av. 211 / 67. Scapula: right, Av. 212 (fig. 33 *: a [dorsal], b [ventral]) to 218 / 67, Av. 227 / 67; left, Av. 219 – 226 / 67, Av. 228 / 67. Furcula: right, Av. 229 – 231 / 67; left, Av. 232 (fig. 14 *: a [internal], b [external]) to 235 / 67. Humerus: right, Av. 236 / 67, 237 (fig. 34 *: a [anconal], b [palmar]) to 239 / 67; right without distal end, Av. 240 / 67; proximal half of right, Av. 241 / 67; proximal half of left, Av. 242 / 67; distal ends of left, Av 243 / 67, Av 247 / 67; left without distal end, Av 244 / 67; proximal end of left, Av 245 / 67; shaft piece of left, Av 246 / 67. Radius: right, Av 248 / 67 (fig. 35 *: a [dorsal], b [ventral]); proximal ends of right, Av 249 – 257 / 67, Av 274 / 67; distal ends of right, Av 258 – 265 / 67, Av. 275 / 67; proximal ends of left, Av. 266 – 269 / 67; distal ends of left, Av. 270 – 273 / 67. Ulna: distal ends of right, Av. 276 – 277 / 67; distal ends of left, Av. 278 (fig. 36 *: a [dorsal], b [ventral]) to 280 / 67. Carpometacarpus: right, Av. 281 / 67; fragmentary right, Av. 282 – 284 / 67; left, Av. 285 / 67 (fig. 37 *: a [medial], b [lateral]), Av. 287 / 67; left without proximal end, Av. 286 / 67; left without distal end, Av. 288 / 67. Pelvis: incomplete, Av. 289 (fig. 30 *: a [dorsal], b [ventral]) to 292 / 67; synsacral vertebrae 1 – 2, Av. 293 / 67. Femur: right, Av. 294 / 67 (fig. 38 *: a [anterior], b [posterior]); shaft of right, Av. 295 / 67; left without proximal end, Av. 296 / 67; fragmentary proximal half of left, Av. 297 / 67; distal end of left, Av. 298 / 67; shaft of left, Av. 299 / 67; distal articular region, Av. 300 / 67. Tibiotarsus: right, Av. 301 (fig. 39 *: a [anterior], b [posterior]) to 304 / 67; right without proximal ends, Av. 313 – 317 / 67; distal ends of right, Av. 322 – 327 / 67; shafts of right, Av. 334 – 335 / 67; left, Av. 305 – 312 / 67; left without proximal ends, Av. 318 – 321 / 67; distal ends of left, Av. 328 – 333 / 67; shaft of left, Av. 336 / 67. Fibula: right, Av. 337 (fig. 40 *: a [medial], b [lateral]) to 340 / 67; left, Av. 341 – 342 / 67. Tarsometatarsus: right, Av. 343 (fig. 41 *: a [anterior], b [posterior]) to 352 / 67; proximal ends of right, Av. 361 – 364 / 67; right without proximal end, Av. 372 / 67; distal ends of right, Av. 373 – 375 / 67; left, Av. 353 – 360 / 67; proximal ends of left, Av. 365 – 371 / 67; distal ends of left, Av. 376 – 381 / 67. Phalanges: right digit II, phalanx 1, Av. 382 – 390 / 67; right digit II, phalanx 2, Av. 391 – 393 / 67; right digit III, phalanx 1, Av. 407 – 412 / 67; right digit IV, phalanx 1, Av. 433 – 438 / 67; left digit II, phalanx 1, Av. 394 – 403 / 67; left digit II, phalanx 2, Av. 404 – 406 / 67; left digit III, phalanx 1, Av. 413 – 422 / 67; left digit IV, phalanx 1, Av. 439 – 443 / 67; digit III, phalanx 2, Av. 423 – 429 / 67; digit III, phalanx 3, Av. 430 – 432 / 67; digit IV, phalanx 2, Av. 444 – 447 / 67; digit IV, phalanx 3, Av. 448 – 450 / 67; digit I?, phalanx 1, Av. 451 / 67; ungual phalanges, Av. 452 – 456 / 67. Cited material and figures are from Fischer & Stephan (1971 a), in which catalogue numbers on figure legends are preceded by ‘ 67 / ’, contrary to the holotype, or the same paratypes listed in their table 1. Type locality. — Caverna de Pío Domingo (PPD), Sierra de Sumidero, municipality of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río province, Cuba (Fischer & Stephan 1971 a: 565). 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Scientific name
Antigone cubensis
Family
Gruidae
Order
Gruiformes
Genus
Antigone

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