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Alauda
Taxonomy
Alauda was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Alaudidae by Gaillard (1939), Worthy (1997), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Alaudidae by Gaillard (1939), Worthy (1997), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Alauda Linnaeus p. 165 |
1939 | Alauda Gaillard p. 44 |
1997 | Alauda Worthy p. 108 |
2002 | Alauda Mlikovsky p. 232 |
2017 | Alauda Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Alauda Linnaeus 1758
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Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian skylark]
†Alauda gypsorum Portis 1887
Alauda leucoptera Pallas 1811 [white-winged lark]
†Alauda major Portis 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order | |||||
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (16 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | A. arvensis (125089) | |
Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | A. arvensis (34870) | |
Calabrian | Italy | A. arvensis (197789 197790) | |
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | A. arvensis (51482) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | A. arvensis (125321) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Wales) | A. arvensis (124954) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | A. arvensis (194940) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | New Zealand (South Island) | A. arvensis (87814) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | A. arvensis (125437) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Azerbaijan | A. leucoptera (193354) | |
Holocene | France (Corse) | A. arvensis (215378) | |
Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | A. arvensis (215380 215415 215419 215581) |