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Eremophila

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Alaudidae

Taxonomy
Eremophila was named by Boie (1828). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alaudidae by Wetmore (1956), Parmalee and Klippel (1982), Guthrie (1992), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Species
E. alpestris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Eremophila Boie
1956Eremophila Wetmore p. 90
1982Eremophila Parmalee and Klippel p. 366
1992Eremophila Guthrie p. 324
2002Eremophila Mlikovsky p. 232
2017Eremophila Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—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
familyAlaudidaeVigors 1825
genusEremophilaBoie 1828

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. Eremophila Boie 1828
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Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus 1759 [horned lark]
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: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:39:06
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:39:06
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) E. alpestris (176098)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) E. alpestris (125089)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. alpestris (34870)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) E. alpestris (152653)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) E. alpestris (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) E. alpestris (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) E. alpestris (120829 123918 125236 215552) Otocoris alpestris (44954 190077)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) E. alpestris (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy E. alpestris (197769)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) E. alpestris (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation E. alpestris (194811)