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Musophagi

Reptilia - Cuculiformes

Taxonomy
Musophagi was named by Seebohm (1890). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cuculiformes by Lambrecht (1933) and Livezey and Zusi (2007).

Subtaxa
Musophagidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Musophagi Seebohm
1933Musophagi Lambrecht p. 605
2007Musophagi Livezey and Zusi

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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
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderCuculimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCuculiformesWagler 1830
suborderMusophagiSeebohm 1890
suborderMusophagiSeebohm 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.

Subor. Musophagi Seebohm 1890
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Fm. Musophagidae Bonaparte 1831 [turacos]
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Subfm. Corythaeolinae Verheyen 1956
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G. Corythaeola Heine 1860
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Corythaeola cristata Vieillot 1816 [Great blue turaco]
Subfm. Criniferinae Verheyen 1956
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G. Corythaixoides Smith 1833
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Corythaixoides concolor Smith 1833 [Grey go-away-bird]
Corythaixoides leopoldi Shelley 1881 [Black-faced go-away-bird]
Corythaixoides personatus Ruppell 1842 [Brown-faced go-away-bird]
G. Crinifer Jarocki 1821
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Crinifer piscator Boddaert 1783 [Western plantain-eater]
Crinifer zonurus Ruppell 1835 [Eastern plantain-eater]
G. Criniferoides Roberts 1926
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Criniferoides leucogaster Ruppell 1842 [White-bellied go-away-bird]
G. Musophaga Isert 1788
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Musophaga rossae Gould 1852 [Ross's turaco]
Musophaga violacea Isert 1789 [Violet turaco]
Subfm. Musophaginae Lesson 1828
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G. Gallirex Lesson 1844
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Gallirex johnstoni Sharpe 1901 [Ruwenzori turaco]
Gallirex porphyreolophus Vigors 1831 [Purple-crested turaco]
G. Tauraco Kluk 1779 [turacos]
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Tauraco bannermani Bates 1923 [Bannerman's turaco]
Tauraco corythaix Wagler 1827 [Knysna turaco]
Tauraco erythrolophus Vieillot 1819 [Red-crested turaco]
Tauraco fischeri Reichenow 1878 [Fischer's turaco]
Tauraco hartlaubi Fischer and Reichenow 1884 [Hartlaub's turaco]
Tauraco leucolophus Heuglin 1855 [White-crested turaco]
Tauraco leucotis Ruppell 1835 [White-cheeked turaco]
Tauraco livingstonii Gray 1864 [Livingstone's turaco]
Tauraco macrorhynchus Fraser 1839 [Yellow-billed turaco]
Tauraco persa Linnaeus 1758 [Green turaco]
Tauraco ruspolii Salvadori 1896 [Ruspoli's turaco]
Tauraco schalowi Reichenow 1891 [Schalow's turaco]
Tauraco schuettii Cabanis 1879 [Black-billed turaco]
G. †Promusophaga Harrison and Walker 1977
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: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Rupelian or 55.80000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Musophagidae indet. (38951)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Crinifer sp. (12960)