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Tyrannus

Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannidae

Taxonomy
Tyrannus was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tyrannidae by Morgan (1994) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Tyrannus Linnaeus
1905Tolmarchus Ridgway
1994Tyrannus Morgan p. 468
2017Tyrannus 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()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyTyrannidaeVigors 1825
genusTyrannusLinnaeus 1766

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. Tyrannus Linnaeus 1766
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Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny 1839 [loggerhead kingbird]
Tyrannus cubensis Richmond 1898 [giant kingbird]
Tyrannus dominicensis Gmelin 1788 [gray kingbird]
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot 1819 [tropical kingbird]
Tyrannus tyrannus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern kingbird]
Tyrannus vociferans Swainson 1826 [Cassin's kingbird]
Invalid names: Tolmarchus Ridgway 1905 [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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:41:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:41:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, 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): 0.012 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) T. tyrannus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) T. dominicensis, T. melancholicus (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) T. sp. (190077) T. vociferans (123918)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands T. dominicensis, T. caudifasciatus (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) T. dominicensis (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic T. dominicensis (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) T. dominicensis, T. caudifasciatus, T. cubensis (194588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic T. dominicensis, Tolmarchus caudifasciatus (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Tolmarchus gabbii (195074)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda T. dominicensis (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) T. sp. (195047)