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Ammodramus

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Taxonomy
Ammodramus was named by Swainson (1827). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emberizinae by Wetmore (1956); to Fringillidae by Carroll (1988); and to Passerellidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Ammodramus Swainson
1895Passerherbulus Maynard
1956Ammodramus Wetmore p. 100
1988Ammodramus Carroll
2017Ammodramus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
genusAmmodramusSwainson 1827

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. Ammodramus Swainson 1827
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Ammodramus henslowii Audubon 1829 [Henslow's sparrow]
Ammodramus savannarum Gmelin 1789 [grasshopper sparrow]
Invalid names: Passerherbulus Maynard 1895 [synonym]
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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) A. maritimus (20384)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Passerherbulus henslowii (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) A. savannarum (154922)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Passerherbulus henslowii (20573) Passerherbulus henslowii, A. savannarum (20595)