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Erismaturinae

Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Taxonomy
Erismaturinae is a subfamily. Its type is Erismatura.

It was assigned to Anatidae by Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Subtaxa
Erismatura (type genus), Pinpanetta, Tirarinetta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Erismaturinae Hay p. 308
1933Erismaturinae Lambrecht p. 354
1940Erismaturinae Wetmore p. 28
2020Erismaturinae Worthy and Nguyen p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderAnseriformesWagler 1831
familyAnatidaeVigors 1825
subfamilyErismaturinae
subfamilyErismaturinae

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.

Subfm. †Erismaturinae
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G. Erismatura Bonaparte 1832
G. †Pinpanetta Worthy 2009
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†Pinpanetta fromensis Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta tedfordi Worthy 2009
†Pinpanetta vickersrichae Worthy 2009
G. †Tirarinetta Worthy 2008
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†Tirarinetta kanunka Worthy 2008
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: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 19:27:52
Modified: 2009-01-03 21:27:52
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Sedinger 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Pinpanetta tedfordi (181055) Pinpanetta tedfordi, Pinpanetta fromensis (51412) Pinpanetta vickersrichae (192433)