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Galerida

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Alaudidae

Taxonomy
Galerida was named by Boie (1828). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alaudidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Galerida Boie
2002Galerida Mlikovsky p. 231
2017Galerida 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
familyAlaudidaeVigors 1825
genusGaleridaBoie 1828

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. Galerida Boie 1828
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Galerida cristata Linnaeus 1758 [crested lark]
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: insectivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:39:06
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:39:06
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Lein 1972, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bulgaria G. sp. (215636)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) G. cristata (35457)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) G. cristata (125089)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) G. cristata (34870)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy G. sp. (197789 197790)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) G. cristata (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom G. cristata (125437)