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Polioptilidae (gnatcatcher)
Taxonomy
Polioptilidae was named by Baird (1858). It is extant. Its type is Polioptila.
It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Polioptila (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1858 | Polioptilidae Baird |
2017 | Polioptilidae 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.
Fm. Polioptilidae Baird 1858 [gnatcatcher]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
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): 0.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Bahamas (New Providence Island) | Polioptila caerulea (194588) |