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Petroicidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Petroicidae

Taxonomy
Petroicidae was named by Mathews (1920). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aves by Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Petroicidae Mathews
2003Petroicidae Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 453
2017Petroicidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPetroicidaeMathews 1920
familyPetroicidaeMathews 1920

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. Petroicidae Mathews 1920
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G. Eopsaltria Swainson 1832
G. Petroica Swainson 1829
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Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 [New Zealand robin]
Petroica macrocephala Gmelin 1789 [tomtit]
Petroica traversi Buller 1872 [Chatham robin]
Invalid names: Miro Lesson 1831 [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: Kiessling 2004, 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 (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) Petroica australis (87814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Eopsaltria sp. (194698 194717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Petroica australis (182103) Petroica australis, Petroica macrocephala (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Petroica australis (215395 215403 215416 215418 215420 215578 215581 215582 215613 215617) Petroica australis, Petroica macrocephala (215415 215419 215421) Petroica macrocephala (215380 215387 215388)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Petroica australis (100554) Petroica macrocephala (195151) Petroica traversi (194614 198088)