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Passerella

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Taxonomy
Passerella was named by Swainson (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emberizinae by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Fringillidae by Wetmore (1962); and to Passerellidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species
P. iliaca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Passerella Swainson
1940Passerella Wetmore p. 79
1956Passerella Wetmore p. 102
1962Passerella Wetmore p. 14
2017Passerella Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
genusPasserellaSwainson 1837

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. Passerella Swainson 1837
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Passerella iliaca Merrem 1786 [fox sparrow]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) P. iliaca (176098)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) P. sp. (20350)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) P. iliaca (152007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) P. iliaca (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) P. iliaca (123918 215552 218989)