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Ardeola (pond heron)
Taxonomy
Ardeola was named by Boie (1822). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Becker (1985); and to Ardeidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Ardeinae by Becker (1985); and to Ardeidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1822 | Ardeola Boie |
| 1985 | Ardeola Becker p. 28 |
| 2014 | Ardeola del Hoyo et al. |
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G. Ardeola Boie 1822 [pond heron]
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Ardeola ralloides Scopoli 1769 [Squacco heron]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 12.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 9.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 9.4 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Florida) | Ardeola sp. (18554) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Jordan | Ardeola sp. (197945) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Seychelles (Aldabra) | Ardeola sp. (192430) |