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Cinclosomatidae

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Cinclosomatidae

Taxonomy
Cinclosomatidae was named by Mathews (1822). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017); and to Passeri by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Subtaxa
Cinclosoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cinclosomatidae Mathews
2017Cinclosomatidae Clements et al.
2020Cinclosomatidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCinclosomatidaeMathews 1822
familyCinclosomatidaeMathews 1822

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. Cinclosomatidae Mathews 1822
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G. Cinclosoma Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Cinclosoma alisteri Mathews 1910 [Nullarbor quail-thrush]
†Cinclosoma elachum Nguyen et al. 2018
Cinclosoma punctatum Shaw 1794 [spotted quail-thrush]
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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Cinclosoma punctatum (194980)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Cinclosoma alisteri (194979)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Cinclosoma punctatum (138410)