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Antigone canadensis pratensis (sandhill crane)
Taxonomy
Grus pratensis was named by Meyer (1794). It is extant.
It was recombined as Megalornis pratensis by Wetmore (1928); it was recombined as Antigone canadensis pratensis by Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Megalornis pratensis by Wetmore (1928); it was recombined as Antigone canadensis pratensis by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1794 | Grus pratensis Meyer |
| 1928 | Megalornis pratensis Wetmore p. 1 |
| 1930 | Grus pratensis Wetmore and Martin p. 63 |
| 2017 | Antigone canadensis pratensis Clements et al. |
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Antigone canadensis pratensis Meyer 1794 [sandhill crane]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Megalornis pratensis (18222) |