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Mesitornithidae (mesite)

Reptilia - Mesitornithiformes - Mesitornithidae

Taxonomy
Mesitornithidae was named by Wetmore (1960). It is extant.

It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Turniciformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Mesitornithiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Mesitornis, Monias

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Mesitornithidae Wetmore
1988Mesitornithidae Carroll
2007Mesitornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 92
2014Mesitornithidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Mesitornithidae 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
orderMesitornithiformesWetmore 1960
familyMesitornithidaeWetmore 1960
familyMesitornithidaeWetmore 1960

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. Mesitornithidae Wetmore 1960 [mesite]
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G. Mesitornis Bonaparte 1855 [mesite]
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Mesitornis unicolor Des Murs 1845 [Brown mesite]
Mesitornis variegatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1838 [White-breasted mesite]
G. Monias Oustalet and Grandidier 1903
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Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier 1903 [subdesert mesite]
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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Madagascar Monias benschi (195018)