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Pandanaris convexa (cowbird)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Icteridae

Taxonomy
Pandanaris convexa was named by Miller (1947). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Pandanaris convexa Miller
1956Pandanaris convexa Wetmore p. 96
1957Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb p. 134 fig. 1
2011Pandanaris convexa Oswald and Steadman p. 58 fig. 2E

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyIcteridaeVigors 1825
genusPandanarisMiller 1947
speciesconvexaMiller 1947

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.

Pandanaris convexa Miller 1947 [cowbird]
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Invalid names: Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb 1957 [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: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: frugivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:48:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:48:48
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Pandanaris convexa (20495)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Pandanaris floridana (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pandanaris floridana (20595)