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Jacana
Taxonomy
Jacana was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Emslie (1998).
It was assigned to Jacanidae by Carroll (1988), Emslie (1998), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Jacanidae by Carroll (1988), Emslie (1998), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1760 | Jacana Brisson |
| 1988 | Jacana Carroll |
| 1998 | Jacana Emslie p. 54 |
| 2014 | Jacana del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Jacana 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. Jacana Brisson 1760
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†Jacana farrandi Olson 1976
Jacana jacana Linnaeus 1766 [Wattled jacana]
Jacana spinosa Linnaeus 1758 [Northern jacana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 9.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphillian | USA (Florida) | J. farrandi (18560) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | J. spinosa (20398) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Peru | J. spinosa (71346) | |
| Holocene | Bolivia (Chuquisaca) | J. sp. (70705) |