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Latagallina naracoortensis

Reptilia - Megapodiidae

Taxonomy
Progura naracoortensis was named by van Tets (1974).

It was recombined as Latagallina naracoortensis by Shute et al. (2017), Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Progura naracoortensis van Tets
2017Latagallina naracoortensis Shute et al.
2020Latagallina naracoortensis Worthy and Nguyen p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyMegapodiidae(Lesson 1831)
genusLatagallina
speciesnaracoortensis(van Tets 1974)

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.

†Latagallina naracoortensis van Tets 1974
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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: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Livezey 1997

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Progura naracoortensis (182159)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Latagallina naracoortensis (137621 207053)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Latagallina naracoortensis (136723)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Latagallina naracoortensis (136076 136109) Progura naracoortensis (136073) Progura naracoortensis, Latagallina naracoortensis (28298)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Latagallina naracoortensis (28364)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Progura naracoortensis (136730)