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Megapodiidae (megapode)
Taxonomy
Megapodidae was named by Lesson (1831). It is extant.
It was corrected as Megapodiidae by Mayr and Weidig (2004), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Shute et al. (2017), Worthy et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020), Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Carinatae by De Vis (1892); to Cracides by Lambrecht (1933); to Megapodioidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Galli by Worthy et al. (2017); to Galliformes by Carroll (1988), Mayr and Weidig (2004), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Shute et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Galliformes by Mayr (2022).
It was corrected as Megapodiidae by Mayr and Weidig (2004), Livezey and Zusi (2007), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Shute et al. (2017), Worthy et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020), Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Carinatae by De Vis (1892); to Cracides by Lambrecht (1933); to Megapodioidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Galli by Worthy et al. (2017); to Galliformes by Carroll (1988), Mayr and Weidig (2004), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017), Shute et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020); and to Galliformes by Mayr (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1831 | Megapodidae Lesson |
| 1892 | Megapodidae De Vis p. 454 |
| 1933 | Megapodidae Lambrecht p. 428 |
| 1988 | Megapodidae Carroll |
| 2004 | Megapodiidae Mayr and Weidig p. 216 |
| 2007 | Megapodiidae Livezey and Zusi p. 89 |
| 2014 | Megapodiidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Megapodiidae Clements et al. |
| 2017 | Megapodiidae Shute et al. |
| 2017 | Megapodiidae Worthy et al. |
| 2020 | Megapodiidae Worthy and Nguyen p. 79 |
| 2022 | Megapodiidae Mayr p. 55 figs. Fig. 4.8 |
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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. Megapodiidae Lesson 1831 [megapode]
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G. Aepypodius Oustalet 1880 [Brush-turkeys]
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Aepypodius arfakianus Salvadori 1877 [Wattled brush-turkey]
Aepypodius bruijnii Oustalet 1880 [Waigeo brush-turkey]
G. Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant 1893 [Moluccan scrubfowl]
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Eulipoa wallacei Gray 1860 [Moluccan scrubfowl]
G. †Latagallina Shute et al. 2017
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†Latagallina naracoortensis van Tets 1974
†Latagallina olsoni Shute et al. 2017
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]
G. †Progura De Vis 1889
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†Progura campestris Shute et al. 2017
†Progura gallinacea De Vis 1889
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Invalid names: Chosornis praeteritus De Vis 1889 [synonym], Palaeopelargus nobilis De Vis 1892 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chosornis De Vis 1889 [synonym], Palaeopelargus De Vis 1892 [synonym]
G. Talegalla Lesson 1828 [Brush-turkeys]
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Talegalla cuvieri Lesson 1828 [Red-billed brush-turkey]
Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori 1877 [Black-billed brush-turkey]
Talegalla jobiensis Meyer 1874 [Collared brush-turkey]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (58 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Ngawupodius minya (227321) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Progura gallinacea (136787) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Queensland) | Progura naracoortensis (182159) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Latagallina naracoortensis (137621 207053) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Progura gallinacea (137639) Progura gallinacea, Latagallina naracoortensis (136723) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Garrdimalga mcnamarai (135983) Latagallina naracoortensis (136109) Leipoa gallinacea, Latagallina naracoortensis (136076) Leipoa ocellata, Progura naracoortensis, Latagallina naracoortensis (28298) Progura gallinacea (135976) Progura naracoortensis (136073) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Leipoa ocellata, Progura campestris, Latagallina olsoni (136113) Progura campestris (136112) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Leipoa ocellata, Latagallina naracoortensis (28364) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Progura naracoortensis (136730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Fiji | Megapodius amissus (26129 194724) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Tonga | Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (194699) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Papua New Guinea | Megapodius n. sp. (194693) Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius eremita (194694) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Tonga | Megapodius alimentum (194717) Megapodius n. sp., Megapodius alimentum (194698) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Indonesia (Irian Jaya) | Aepypodius arfakianus (191888) | |
| Holocene | New Caledonia | Megapodius molistructor (13221 23115 193987 193988) | |
| Holocene | Palau | Megapodius laperouse (209745) | |
| Holocene | Guam | Megapodius laperouse (208640) | |
| Holocene | Fiji | Megapodius alimentum (194718 194719 194720 194721 194722) Megapodius amissus (194723) | |
| Holocene | Niue | Megapodius pritchardii (193850) | |
| Holocene | Tonga (Vava'u) | Megapodiidae indet., Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (208862) Megapodiidae indet., Megapodius sp., Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum (208863 208867) Megapodius alimentum (208864) Megapodius sp., Megapodius alimentum (208865) | |
| Holocene | Solomon Islands | Megapodius freycinet (209060 209063 209067) | |
| Holocene | Tonga | Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius molistructor (193980) Megapodius n. sp. (194700) Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius molistructor (194751) | |
| Holocene | Vanuatu (Efate) | Mwalau walterlinii, Megapodius layardi (185434) | |
| Holocene | Northern Mariana Islands | Megapodius laperouse (194622 194623 194624 194626 194628 194643 194649) | |
| Holocene | American Samoa | Megapodius sp. (193800) |