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Nothura darwinii (Darwin's nothura)

Osteichthyes - Tinamiformes - Tinamidae

Taxonomy
Nothura darwinii was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Nothura darwinii Gray
1992Nothura darwini Deschamps and Tonni
2017Nothura darwinii Clements et al.

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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
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
superorderPalaeognathaePycraft 1900
CrypturiGoodchild
superorderDromaeomorphae
orderTinamiformesHuxley 1872
familyTinamidaeGray 1840
genusNothuraWagler 1827
speciesdarwiniiGray 1867

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.

Nothura darwinii Gray 1867 [Darwin's nothura]
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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 16:51:27
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:51:27
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Nothura darwini (63335)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Nothura darwini (63338)