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Phasianini

Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Phasianini was named by Horsfield (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Phasianinae by Hou (1985), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Watanabe et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Phasianini Horsfield
1985Phasianini Hou p. 120
2014Phasianini del Hoyo et al.
2018Phasianini Watanabe et al. p. 472

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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
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Avialae
Ornithothoraces
OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
subfamilyPhasianinaeHorsfield 1821
tribePhasianiniHorsfield 1821
tribePhasianiniHorsfield 1821

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.

Tr. Phasianini Horsfield 1821
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G. Chrysolophus Gray 1834 [pheasant]
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Chrysolophus amherstiae Leadbeater 1829 [Lady Amhersts pheasant]
Chrysolophus pictus Linnaeus 1758 [Golden pheasant]
G. †Diangallus Hou 1985
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Diangallus mious Hou 1985
G. Lophura Fleming 1822
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Lophura ignita Shaw 1797 [Bornean crested fireback]
G. Syrmaticus Wagler 1832
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: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Diangallus mious (11798)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Phasianus sp. (101898)