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Scleroptila
Taxonomy
Scleroptila was named by Blyth (1849). It is extant.
It was assigned to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1849 | Scleroptila Blyth |
| 2017 | Scleroptila 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.
G. Scleroptila Blyth 1849
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Scleroptila shelleyi Ogilvie-Grant 1890 [Shelley's francolin]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa | S. shelleyi (198625) |