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Tetraonidae (grouse)
Taxonomy
Tetraonidae was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Tetraoninae by Peterson (1999), Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Alectoropodes by Hay (1902); to Galloidae by Hay (1930); to Phasianides by Lambrecht (1933); to Phasianoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); to Phasanidae by Peterson (1999); to Galliformes by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was reranked as the subfamily Tetraoninae by Peterson (1999), Livezey and Zusi (2007).
It was assigned to Alectoropodes by Hay (1902); to Galloidae by Hay (1930); to Phasianides by Lambrecht (1933); to Phasianoidea by Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956); to Phasanidae by Peterson (1999); to Galliformes by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Livezey and Zusi (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Tetraonidae Linnaeus |
| 1902 | Tetraonidae Hay p. 534 |
| 1930 | Tetraonidae Hay p. 325 |
| 1933 | Tetraonidae Lambrecht p. 430 |
| 1940 | Tetraonidae Wetmore p. 43 |
| 1956 | Tetraonidae Wetmore p. 52 |
| 1999 | Tetraoninae Peterson |
| 2006 | Tetraonidae Crowe et al. |
| 2007 | Tetraoninae Livezey and Zusi |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | Palaealectoris incertus (17741) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (New Mexico) | Tetraonidae indet. (71670) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Tetraonidae indet. (103991) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Tetraonidae indet. (84190) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Virginia) | Pediocetes phasianellus (104034 104035) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | Tetraonidae indet. (224189) | |
| Holocene | Finland | Tetraonidae indet. (209130 209134 209159 209161 209162 209164) |