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Palaeocryptonyx donnezani

Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocryptonyx donnezani was named by Deperet (1890).

It was recombined as Alectoris donnezani by Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet
1933Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Lambrecht p. 438
1940Ammoperdix ponticus Tugarinov
1976Francolinus subfrancolinus Jánossy
1981Francolinus wezensis Jánossy
2002Alectoris donnezani Mlikovsky p. 160
2013Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Bedetti and Pavia p. 36 figs. Pl 1, figs o,p

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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
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—PangalloanseraeGauthier and de Queiroz 2001
—GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
orderGalliformesTemminck 1820
familyPhasianidaeHorsfield 1821
genusPalaeocryptonyxDepéret 1892
speciesdonnezaniDeperet 1890

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.

†Palaeocryptonyx donnezani Deperet 1890
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Invalid names: Ammoperdix ponticus Tugarinov 1940 [synonym], Francolinus subfrancolinus Jánossy 1976 [synonym], Francolinus wezensis Jánossy 1981 [synonym]
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: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Calabrian or 3.20000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 15 - MN 164.2 - 2.588Ukraine Ammoperdix ponticus (50943)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Francolinus subfrancolinus (35369)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Palaeocryptonyx donnezani (197789 197790)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Spain (Palencia) Palaeocryptonyx donnezani (205225 205226 205228 205229 213667 221565 221566 221567 221569 221570)