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Tachycineta

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Hirundinidae

Taxonomy
Tachycineta was named by Cabanis (1850). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Brodkorb (1957).

It was assigned to Hirundinidae by Brodkorb (1957), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Tachycineta Cabanis
1957Tachycineta Brodkorb
2017Tachycineta 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
familyHirundinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTachycinetaCabanis 1850

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. Tachycineta Cabanis 1850
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Tachycineta bicolor Vieillot 1808 [tree swallow]
†Tachycineta speleodytes Brodkorb 1957 [tree swallow]
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 16:42:00
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:42:00
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Kiessling 2004, 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): 0.21 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) T. bicolor (152653)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) T. bicolor (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) T. speleodytes (20573 20595)