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Megapodius (scrubfowl)

Osteichthyes - Megapodiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Megapodius Gaimard
2014Megapodius del Hoyo et al.
2017Megapodius Clements et al.
2019Megapodius Worthy and Burley

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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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyMegapodiidae(Lesson 1831)
genusMegapodiusGaimard 1823

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. Megapodius Gaimard 1823 [scrubfowl]
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†Megapodius alimentum Steadman 1989 [consumed scrubfowl]
†Megapodius amissus Worthy 2000
Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel 1866 [Sula scrubfowl]
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn 1853 [Philippine scrubfowl]
Megapodius decollatus Oustalet 1878 [New Guinea scrubfowl]
Megapodius eremita Hartlaub 1868 [Melanesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius freycinet Gaimard 1823 [dusky scrubfowl]
Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer 1874 [Biak scrubfowl]
Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 [Micronesian scrubfowl]
Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 [Vanuatu scrubfowl]
†Megapodius molistructor Balouet and Olson 1989 [pile-builder megapode]
Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth 1846 [Nicobar scrubfowl]
Megapodius pritchardii Gray 1864 [Niuafoou scrubfowl]
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont 1823 [Orange-footed scrubfowl]
Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater 1883 [Tanimbar scrubfowl]
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 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Livezey 1997

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 (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Fiji Megapodius amissus (26129 194724)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Megapodius n. sp. (194693) Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius eremita (194694)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Megapodius alimentum (194717) Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius alimentum (194698)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius molistructor (193980) Megapodius n. sp. (194700) Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius molistructor (194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Solomon Islands Megapodius freycinet (209060 209063 209067)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Megapodius layardi (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Megapodius molistructor (13221 23115 193987 193988)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Megapodius pritchardii (193850)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Megapodius laperouse (194622 194623 194624 194626 194628 194643 194649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Megapodius laperouse (208640)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0American Samoa Megapodius sp. (193800)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Fiji Megapodius alimentum (194718 194719 194720 194721 194722) Megapodius amissus (194723)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga (Vava'u) Megapodius alimentum (208864) Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (208862) Megapodius sp., Megapodius alimentum (208865) Megapodius sp., Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (208863 208867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Megapodius laperouse (209745)