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Miophasianus altus

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy

Phasianus altus was named by Milne-Edwards (1871).

It was recombined as Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002); it was recombined as Miophasianus altus by Lambrecht (1933), Gaillard (1939), Brodkorb (1952), de Villalta (1963), Sánchez‐Marco (2021).

Synonyms

Tantalus milneedwardsii was named by Shufeldt (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La-Grive-Saint-Alban, which is in a MN 5/MN 7 + 8 fissure fill horizon in France.

It was recombined as Pseudotantalus milneedwardsii by Lambrecht (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).
Ardea similis was named by Fraas (1870).

It was recombined as Botaurites similis by Lambrecht (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).
Phasianus desnoyersi was named by Milne-Edwards (1871).

It was recombined as Miophasianus desnoyersi by Lambrecht (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).
Phasianus augustus was named by von Ammon (1918).

It was recombined as Miophasianus augustus by Lambrecht (1933); it was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).
Gallus longaevus was named by von Ammon (1918). It is the type species of Miogallus.

It was recombined as Miogallus longaevus by Lambrecht (1933), Brodkorb (1952); it was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).
Palaeortyx maxima was named by Lydekker (1893).

It was synonymized subjectively with Miogallus altus by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1870	Ardea similis Fraas
1871	Phasianus altus Milne-Edwards
1871	Phasianus desnoyersi Milne-Edwards
1893	Palaeortyx maxima Lydekker
1896	Tantalus milneedwardsii Shufeldt p. 513 figs. Fig. 1
1918	Phasianus augustus von Ammon
1918	Gallus longaevus von Ammon p. 442
1933	Botaurites similis Lambrecht p. 315
1933	Pseudotantalus milneedwardsii Lambrecht p. 324
1933	Miophasianus altus Lambrecht p. 439
1933	Miophasianus augustus Lambrecht p. 440
1933	Miophasianus desnoyersi Lambrecht p. 440
1933	Miogallus longaevus Lambrecht p. 442
1933	Palaeortyx maxima Lambrecht p. 452
1939	Miophasianus altus Gaillard p. 53
1952	Miogallus longaevus Brodkorb p. 175
1952	Miophasianus altus Brodkorb p. 175
1963	Miophasianus altus de Villalta p. 271
2002	Miogallus altus Mlikovsky p. 157
2021	Miophasianus altus Sánchez‐Marco

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
—	Tetanurae
—	Coelurosauria	()
—	Maniraptora
—	Avialae
—	Ornithothoraces
—	Ornithuromorpha	Chiappe et al. 1999
subclass	Ornithurae
—	Carinatae	Merrem 1813
suborder	Galliformes	(Temminck 1820)
family	Phasianidae	Horsfield 1821
genus	Miophasianus
species	altus	(Milne-Edwards 1871)

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.

†Miophasianus altus Milne-Edwards 1871

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Invalid names: Ardea similis Fraas 1870 [synonym], Gallus longaevus von Ammon 1918 [synonym], Palaeortyx maxima Lydekker 1893 [synonym], Phasianus augustus von Ammon 1918 [synonym], Phasianus desnoyersi Milne-Edwards 1871 [synonym], Tantalus milneedwardsii Shufeldt 1896 [synonym]

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:

granivoref

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2009-01-03 16:53:00

Modified:

2009-01-03 18:53:00

Source: f = family, o = order

References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 16.90000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
MN 4	16.9 - 15.98	Spain (Catalonia)	Miophasianus altus (176265)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Spain (Catalonia)	Miophasianus altus (180192)
MN 5 - MN 7 + 8	15.98 - 11.1	France (Rhône-Alpes)	Tantalus milneedwardsii (110928)
Badenian	13.82 - 12.8	Slovakia	Miogallus altus (73137)
MN 7 + 8	12.75 - 11.1	Spain (Cataluña)	Miophasianus altus (78572)