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Esacus
Taxonomy
Esacus was named by Lesson (1831). It is extant.
It was assigned to Burhinidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Burhinidae by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1831 | Esacus Lesson |
2014 | Esacus del Hoyo et al. |
2017 | Esacus 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. Esacus Lesson 1831
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Esacus magnirostris Vieillot 1818 [beach thick-knee]
Esacus recurvirostris Cuvier 1829 [Great thick-knee]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Burhinus magnirostris (181314) | |
Holocene | India | E. recurvirostris (215533) |