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Lyrurus

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Lyrurus was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tetraonini by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Phasianidae by Carrera et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Lyrurus Swainson
2014Lyrurus del Hoyo et al.
2018Lyrurus Carrera et al. p. 151

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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()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusLyrurusSwainson 1832

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. Lyrurus Swainson 1832
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†Lyrurus partium Kretzoi 1962
Lyrurus tetrix Linnaeus 1758 [black grouse]
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: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) Tetrao tetrix (44231)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) L. partium (35369)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) L. partium (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) L. partium (35428 35431)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) L. tetrix (125445)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary L. tertrix (35045 35047)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom L. tetrix (125088)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Monaco L. tetrix (191730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom L. tetrix (124956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) L. tetrix (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation L. tetrix (79548)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy L. tetrix (197769 197770 197771 197772 197773 197774 197787 197788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Tetrao tetrix (194807 194811)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Romania Tetrao tetrix (197946)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Finland Tetrao tetrix (209130 209152 209158 209162)