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Palaeospiza

Reptilia - Coliiformes

Taxonomy
Palaeospiza was named by Allen (1878). Its type is Palaeospiza bella. It is the type genus of Palaeospizidae. It was considered monophyletic by Ksepka and Clarke (2009).

It was assigned to Fringillidae by Hay (1902); to Palaeospizidae by Hay (1930), Lambrecht (1933), Wetmore (1940), Wetmore (1956) and Wetmore (1960); to Coliiformes by Ksepka and Clarke (2009); and to Coliidae by Mayr (2022).

Species
P. bella (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Palaeospiza Allen
1902Palaeospiza Hay p. 537
1930Palaeospiza Hay p. 359
1933Palaeospiza Lambrecht p. 635
1940Palaeospiza Wetmore p. 71
1956Palaeospiza Wetmore p. 90
1960Palaeospiza Wetmore p. 30
2009Palaeospiza Ksepka and Clarke
2022Palaeospiza Mayr p. 203

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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
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—Trogones
superorderTrogonomorphae
orderColiiformesMurie 1872
genusPalaeospiza

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. †Palaeospiza Allen 1878
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†Palaeospiza bella Allen 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: volantg
Diet: omnivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: direct/internalg
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2011-07-09 10:38:46
Modified: 2011-07-08 19:38:46
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Ksepka and Clarke 2009, Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. bella (112320)