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Megapodius laperouse (Micronesian scrubfowl)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Megapodiidae

Taxonomy
Megapodius laperouse was named by Gaimard (1823). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Megapodius laperouse Gaimard
1992Megapodius laperouse Steadman
1999Megapodius laperouse Steadman
2014Megapodius laperouse del Hoyo et al.
2017Megapodius laperouse 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)
—Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Avialae
—Ornithothoraces
—OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithurae
—CarinataeMerrem 1813
suborderGalliformes(Temminck 1820)
familyMegapodiidae(Lesson 1831)
genusMegapodiusGaimard 1823
specieslaperouseGaimard 1823

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.

Megapodius laperouse Gaimard 1823 [Micronesian scrubfowl]
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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: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:08:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:08:19
Source: o = order
References: Livezey 1997, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Megapodius laperouse (209745)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Megapodius laperouse (208640)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Megapodius laperouse (194622 194623 194624 194626 194628 194643 194649)