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Rhipiduridae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Rhipiduridae

Taxonomy
Rhipiduridae was named by Sundevall (1872). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Rhipidura

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rhipiduridae Sundevall
2017Rhipiduridae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyRhipiduridaeSundevall 1872
familyRhipiduridaeSundevall 1872

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. Rhipiduridae Sundevall 1872
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G. Rhipidura Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 [New Zealand fantail]
Rhipidura rufifrons Latham 1801 [rufous fantail]
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, Kiessling 2004, 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 (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Rhipidura sp. (193433)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Rhipidura fuliginosa (182104)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Rhipidura fuliginosa (215380 215387 215388 215391 215403 215415 215419 215420 215421 215583 215617)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Rhipidura fuliginosa (198088)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Rhipidura rufifrons (208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Rhipidura rufifrons (194625)