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Mirafra

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Alaudidae

Taxonomy
Mirafra was named by Horsfield (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alaudidae by Burney et al. (2008), Meijer et al. (2017) and Clements et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Mirafra Horsfield
2008Mirafra Burney et al. p. 18
2017Mirafra Clements et al.
2017Mirafra Meijer et al. p. 15

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyAlaudidaeVigors 1825
genusMirafraHorsfield 1821

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.

G. Mirafra Horsfield 1821
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Mirafra javanica Horsfield 1821 [Australasian bushlark]
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: insectivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:39:06
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:39:06
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) M. javanica (193438)