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Tetrax
Taxonomy
Tetrax was named by Forster (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Otididae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Otididae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Tetrax Forster |
| 2017 | Tetrax Clements et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calabrian | Italy | T. tetrax (197789 197790) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy | T. tetrax (197928) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary | Otis tetrax (35047) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Otis tetrax (93837) | |
| Holocene | France (Corse) | Otis tetrax (215365) |