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Centrocercus

Reptilia - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Centrocercus was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant. Its type is Tetrao urophasianus.

It was assigned to Tetraonidae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Centrocercus Swainson
1930Centrocercus Hay p. 326
1940Centrocercus Wetmore p. 44
1956Centrocercus Wetmore p. 53
2017Centrocercus 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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
PygostyliaChiappe 2002
Ornithothoraces
OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusCentrocercusSwainson 1832

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. Centrocercus Swainson 1832
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Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte 1827 [greater sage-grouse]
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: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) C. urophasianus (152653)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) C. urophasianus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) C. urophasianus (93251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0USA (Utah) C. urophasianus (93326)