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Artamidae (woodswallow)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Artamidae

Taxonomy
Artamidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant. Its type is Artamus.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Passeri by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Subtaxa
Artamus (syn. Ocypterus) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Artamidae Vigors
2017Artamidae Clements et al.
2020Artamidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 99

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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
familyArtamidaeVigors 1825
familyArtamidaeVigors 1825

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.

Fm. Artamidae Vigors 1825 [woodswallow]
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G. Artamus Vieillot 1816
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Artamus cyanopterus Latham 1801 [dusky woodswallow]
Artamus leucorynchus Linnaeus 1771 [white-breasted woodswallow]
Artamus superciliosus Gould 1837 [white-browed woodswallow]
Invalid names: Ocypterus Cuvier 1817 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Artamidae indet. (136430)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Artamidae indet. (136172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Artamus leucorhynchus (194979)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Artamus cyanopterus (194981)