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Galloidae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Galloidae was named by Hay (1930). It is extant.

It was assigned to Galliformes by Hay (1930).

Subtaxa
Perdicidae, Tetraonidae
Sister taxa
Perdicidae, Tetraonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Galloidae Hay p. 324

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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)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—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)
superfamilyGalloidae
superfamilyGalloidae

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.

Superfm. Galloidae Hay 1930
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Invalid names: Odontophorinae Gould 1844 [empty]
Fm. Tetraonidae Linnaeus 1758 [grouse]
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G. †Palaealectoris Wetmore 1930
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†Palaealectoris incertus Wetmore 1930
G. Pediocaetes Baird 1858
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: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Harrisonian to the top of the Holocene or 23.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 18.5 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaealectoris incertus (17741)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Tetraonidae indet. (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Tetraonidae indet. (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Tetraonidae indet. (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Pediocetes phasianellus (104034 104035)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Finland Tetraonidae indet. (209130 209134 209159 209161 209162 209164)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Tetraonidae indet. (224189)