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Centrocercus
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).
It was assigned to Tetraonidae by Hay (1930), Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); and to Phasianidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1832 | Centrocercus Swainson |
1930 | Centrocercus Hay p. 326 |
1940 | Centrocercus Wetmore p. 44 |
1956 | Centrocercus Wetmore p. 53 |
2017 | Centrocercus Clements et al. |
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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
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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
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 |
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Irvingtonian | USA (Colorado) | C. urophasianus (152653) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Wyoming) | C. urophasianus (93277) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | C. urophasianus (93251) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Utah) | C. urophasianus (93326) |