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Leptosomidae
Taxonomy
Leptosomidae was named by Bonaparte (1850). It is extant.
It was assigned to Coracii by Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Leptosomatoidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Leptosomiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Coracii by Olson (1985) and Carroll (1988); to Neognathae by Mayr (2005); to Leptosomatoidea by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Leptosomiformes by del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1850 | Leptosomidae Bonaparte |
1985 | Leptosomidae Olson p. 125 |
1988 | Leptosomatidae Carroll |
2005 | Leptosomidae Mayr p. 319 |
2007 | Leptosomidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
2014 | Leptosomidae del Hoyo et al. |
2017 | Leptosomidae 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.
Fm. Leptosomidae Bonaparte 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 85.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.5 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Leptosomus macrurus (213175) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Madagascar | Leptosomus discolor (195018) | |
Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | Leptosomus discolor (205190 205193) |