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Leptosomus
Taxonomy
Leptosomus was named by Vieillot (1816). It is extant.
It was assigned to Leptosomatidae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Leptosomidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Leptosomatidae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Leptosomidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Leptosomus Vieillot |
| 2007 | Leptosomus Livezey and Zusi p. 40 |
| 2014 | Leptosomus del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Leptosomus 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 85.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | L. macrurus (213175) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | L. discolor (195018) | |
| Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | L. discolor (205190 205193) |