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Ralloidae

Reptilia - Ralliformes

Taxonomy
Ralloidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant. Its type is Rallus.

It was corrected as Ralloidae by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Ralliformes by Hay (1930); to Grues by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960); and to Gruiformes by Mayr et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Orthocnemidae, Songziidae
Sister taxa
Orthocnemidae, Songziidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Ralloidea Rafinesque
1930Ralloidae Hay p. 333
1940Ralloidea Wetmore p. 51
1956Ralloidea Wetmore p. 62
1960Ralloidea Wetmore p. 27
2019Ralloidea Mayr et al. p. 806

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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)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderRalliformes
superfamilyRalloidae(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyRalloidae(Rafinesque 1815)

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.

Superfm. Ralloidae Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Orthocnemidae Lambrecht 1921
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G. †Elaphrocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Elaphrocnemus crex Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus gracilis Milne-Edwards 1891
†Elaphrocnemus phasianus Milne-Edwards 1891
G. †Orthocnemus Milne-Edwards 1891
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†Orthocnemus cursor Milne-Edwards 1891
†Orthocnemus major Milne-Edwards 1891
Fm. †Songziidae Hou 1990
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G. †Songzia Hou 1990
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†Songzia acutunguis Wang and Mayr 2012
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: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 61.60000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Songziidae indet., Ralloidea indet. (113685)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Belgium Ralloidea indet. (68431)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Ralloidea indet. (166598)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Songziidae indet. (104793)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Songzia acutunguis (209403) Songzia heidangkouensis (35927)