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Thinocorus (seedsnipe)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Thinocoridae

Taxonomy
Thinocorus was named by Eschscholtz (1829). It is extant. It is the type genus of Thinocoridae.

It was assigned to Thinocoridae by Campbell (1979) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Thinocorus Eschscholtz
1979Thinocorus Campbell
2017Thinocorus Clements et al.

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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()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyThinocoridaeGray 1845
genusThinocorusEschscholtz 1829

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. Thinocorus Eschscholtz 1829 [seedsnipe]
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Thinocorus koepckae Campbell 1979 [seedsnipe]
Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz 1829 [least seedsnipe]
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: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Holocene or 1.75000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.4 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thinocorus rumicivorus (199927)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Thinocorus rumicivorus (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Thinocorus koepckae, Thinocorus rumicivorus (71346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile Thinocorus orbignyianus (215510)