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Corvus ossifragus (fish crow)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Corvidae

Taxonomy
Corvus ossifragus was named by Wilson (1812). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. neomexicanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Corvus ossifragus Wilson
1931Corvus ossifragus Wetmore p. 40
1940Corvus ossifragus Wetmore p. 73
1956Corvus ossifragus Wetmore p. 93
2017Corvus ossifragus Clements et al.

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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()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCorvidaeVigors 1825
genusCorvus
speciesossifragusWilson 1812

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.

Corvus ossifragus Wilson 1812 [fish crow]
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:35:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:35:15
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Lein 1972

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.33300 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Corvus ossifragus (52582)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Corvus ossifragus (20384)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Corvus ossifragus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus ossifragus (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus ossifragus (20571 20573 20595 20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Corvus ossifragus (154722)