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Strigopidae

Reptilia - Theropoda - Strigopidae

Taxonomy
Strigopidae was named by Bonaparte (1849). It is extant.

It was assigned to Psittaciformes by Worthy et al. (2011), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Strigopidae Bonaparte
2011Strigopidae Worthy et al.
2014Strigopidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Strigopidae Clements et al.

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderPsittaciformesWagler 1830
familyStrigopidaeBonaparte 1849
familyStrigopidaeBonaparte 1849

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. Strigopidae Bonaparte 1849
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G. Nestor Lesson 1830
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†Nestor chathamensis Wood et al. 2014
Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand kaka]
Nestor notabilis Gould 1856 [kea]
†Nestor productus Gould 1836 [Norfolk Island kaka]
Subfm. Nestorinae Bonaparte 1849
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G. †Nelepsittacus Worthy et al. 2011
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†Nelepsittacus daphneleeae Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus donmertoni Worthy et al. 2011
†Nelepsittacus minimus Worthy et al. 2011
G. Strigops Gray 1845
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Strigops habroptila Gray 1845 [kakapo]
Invalid names: Strigopinae Bonaparte 1849 [empty]
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: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 19.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Nelepsittacus donmertoni, Nelepsittacus daphneleeae, Psittacidae indet. (73690) Nelepsittacus minimus (175632 175654 175655) Nelepsittacus minimus, Nelepsittacus donmertoni, Nelepsittacus daphneleeae (153884) Psittacidae indet. (126289)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (North Otago) Nestor meridionalis, Nestor notabilis (87789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Zealand (South Island) Nestor meridionalis (87810) Nestor meridionalis, Nestor notabilis (87814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Strigops habroptilus (182828 182833 182838 182840)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Nestor meridionalis (195151) Nestor meridionalis, Nestor notabilis, Strigops habroptilus (215577) Nestor meridionalis, Strigops habroptilus (100554 194618 194619) Nestor sp. (194614 198088) Strigops sp. (175901)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Nestor meridionalis, Strigops habroptilus (215392) Nestor notabilis (215415 215614) Strigops habroptilus (215553 215582 215583) Strigops sp. (215419)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Norfolk Island Nestor productus (194562 194563 194566 194567)