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Centropus

Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae

Taxonomy
Centropus was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cuculidae by Gervais (1852); to Centropodini by del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Centropinae by Worthy and Nguyen (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Centropus Illiger p. 228
1852Centropus Gervais p. 229
2014Centropus del Hoyo et al.
2020Centropus Worthy and Nguyen p. 84

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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
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—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
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCuculiformesWagler 1830
familyCuculidaeLeach 1820
genusCentropusIlliger 1811

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. Centropus Illiger 1811
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†Centropus antiquus Gervais 1852
†Centropus bairdi Shute et al. 2016
†Centropus colossus Baird 1985
Centropus goliath Bonaparte 1850 [Goliath coucal]
†Centropus maximus Shute et al. 2016
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
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:34:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:34:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) C. antiquus (31739)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) C. colossus (136157)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea C. sp. (194694)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) C. sp. (185434)