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Palaeortyx intermedia

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Palaeortyx intermedia was named by Ballman (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Palaeortyx intermedia Ballman
1967Palaeortyx intermedia Brodkorb p. 112
1969Palaeortyx intermedia Ballman
2003Palaeortyx intermedia Gohlich p. 244

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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
—PygostyliaChiappe 2002
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusPalaeortyxMilne-Edwards 1869
speciesintermediaBallman 1966

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.

†Palaeortyx intermedia Ballman 1966
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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: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:53:00
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:53:00
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Auvergne) Palaeortyx intermedia (125333)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Palaeortyx intermedia (68040)
Orleanian - Middle Miocene20.0 - 11.608France (Rhône-Alpes) Palaeortyx intermedia (26723)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Palaeortyx intermedia (34615)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania (Southern Moldavia) Palaeortyx intermedia (39424)