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Alectoris edwardsi

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Palaeortyx edwardsi was named by Depéret (1887). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Alectoris edwardsi by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Palaeortyx edwardsi Depéret
1933Palaeortyx edwardsi Lambrecht p. 452
1939Palaeortyx edwardsi Gaillard p. 47
1939Palaeortyx miocaena Gaillard p. 50 figs. 26-27
1963Palaeortyx edwardsi de Villalta p. 269
1963Palaeortyx miocaena de Villalta p. 270
2002Alectoris edwardsi Mlikovsky p. 159

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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)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Avialae
Ornithothoraces
OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusAlectorisKaup 1829
speciesedwardsi(Depéret 1887)

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.

Alectoris edwardsi Depéret 1887
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Invalid names: Palaeortyx miocaena Gaillard 1939 [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: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:53:00
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:53:00
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875
Collections
No collection or age range data are available