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Grus mexicanus

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Taxonomy
Ardea mexicana was named by Müller (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Grus mexicanus by Hay (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. pentelici

Synonyms
  • Grus haydeni was named by Marsh (1870) [type specimen from the "late Tertiary beds" of the "Niobrara River" ]. It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Megalornis pratensis by Wetmore (1928); it was synonymized subjectively with Grus mexicanus by Hay (1930).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1776Ardea mexicana Müller
1870Grus haydeni Marsh p. 214
1902Grus haydeni Hay p. 527
1915Grus haydeni Shufeldt p. 65
1930Grus mexicanus Hay p. 332
1933Grus haydeni Lambrecht p. 525
1990Grus haydeni Bickart p. 43

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyGruidaeVigors 1825
genusGrusBrisson 1760
speciesmexicanus(Müller 1776)

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.

Grus mexicanus Müller 1776
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Invalid names: Grus haydeni Marsh 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available