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Mimidae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Mimidae

Taxonomy
Mimidae was named by Bonaparte (1853). It is extant.

It was reranked as the tribe Mimini by Zuccon et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Aves by Wetmore (1962) and Parmalee (1992); to Sturnidae by Zuccon et al. (2006); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Mimidae Bonaparte
1940Mimidae Wetmore p. 74
1956Mimidae Wetmore p. 94
1962Mimidae Wetmore p. 13
1992Mimidae Parmalee p. 316
2006Mimini Zuccon et al.
2017Mimidae 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
familyMimidaeBonaparte 1853
familyMimidaeBonaparte 1853

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. Mimidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Allenia Cory 1891
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Allenia fusca Statius Muller 1776 [scaly-breasted thrasher]
G. Cinclocerthia Gray 1840
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Cinclocerthia ruficauda Gould 1836 [brown trembler]
Invalid names: Stenorhynchus Gould 1836 [replaced]
G. Dumetella Wood 1837
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Dumetella carolinensis Linnaeus 1766 [gray catbird]
G. Margarops Sclater 1859
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Margarops fuscatus Vieillot 1808 [pearly-eyed thrasher]
G. Mimus Boie 1826
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Mimus gundlachii Cabanis 1855 [Bahama mockingbird]
Mimus polyglottos Linnaeus 1758 [northern mockingbird]
Mimus trifasciatus Gould 1837 [Floreana mockinbird]
Invalid names: Orpheus Swainson 1827 [synonym]
G. Oreoscoptes Baird 1858
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Oreoscoptes montanus Townsend 1837 [sage thrasher]
G. Toxostoma Wagler 1831 [American thrashers]
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Toxostoma bendirei Coues 1873
Toxostoma redivivum Gambel 1845 [California thrasher]
Toxostoma rufum Linnaeus 1758 [brown thrasher]
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
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:40:50
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:40:50
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 10.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.9 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Mimidae indet. (18755)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Oreoscoptes montanus (176098)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Dumetella carolinensis, Toxostoma rufum (20385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Toxostoma rufum (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Margarops fuscatus (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Dumetella carolinensis (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Toxostoma rufum, Mimus polyglottos (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mimus polyglottos, Oreoscoptes montanus (215552) Oreoscoptes montanus (123918) Toxostoma dendirei, Oreoscoptes montanus (44954) Toxostoma redividum, Oreoscoptes montanus (190077) Toxostoma redivivum (176267)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Mimus gundlachii (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Dumetella carolinensis, Margarops fuscatus, Mimus polyglottos, Mimus gundlachii (190743) Margarops fuscatus (190745) Mimus gundlachii (190744)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Montserrat Margarops fuscatus, Cinclocerthia ruficauda, Margarops fuscus (194569 194570) Margarops fuscatus, Margarops fuscus (194568)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Margarops fuscatus, Cinclocerthia ruficauda (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Mimus gundlachii (145366)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Mimus polyglottos (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Mimus trifasciatus (190844 190845 190846 190847)