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Corvus corax (common raven)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Corvidae

Taxonomy
Corvus corax was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Corvus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Corvus corax Linnaeus p. 105
1902Corvus corax Hay p. 537
1927Corvus corax Boule and De Villeneuve p. 84
1930Corvus corax Hay p. 356
1940Corvus corax Wetmore p. 72
1942Corvus corax Miller and DeMay p. 124
1943Corvus corax Wetmore p. 55
1956Corvus corax Wetmore p. 92
1958Corvus corax Parmalee p. 175
1988Corvus corax Weesie p. 46 figs. Pl 4, fig 7
1992Corvus corax Guthrie p. 324
1993Corvus corax Jaume et al. p. 158
2003Corvus corax Pavia and Bedetti p. 168 figs. Pl 1, fig 13
2004Corvus corax Broughton p. 29
2007Corvus corax Bedetti and Pavia p. 501
2017Corvus corax Clements et al.
2018Corvus corax Carrera et al. p. 161

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCorvidaeVigors 1825
genusCorvus
speciescorax

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.

Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 [common raven]
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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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 17:35:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:35:15
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.78100 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Corvus corax (194929)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) Corvus corax (183123)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Corvus corax (125444 125445 125448 125449 125451)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom Corvus corax (125438)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Corvus corax (152653)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Monaco Corvus corax (191730)
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.3 - 0.0USA (California) Corvus corax (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Corvus corax (192965)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117United Kingdom Corvus corax (93837 124956 125437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Corvus corax (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Italy Corvus corax (194933 197769 197771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Corvus corax (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Corvus corax (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Corvus corax (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117France (Corse) Corvus corax (215363)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Corvus corax (76059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Corvus corax (44954 59063 79630 120829 123918 125236 125237 155409 190077 215552 218989)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Corvus corax (93251)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Romania Corvus corax (197947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Romania Corvus corax (197949)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Corvus corax (228896 229484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Corvus corax (215376)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (England) Corvus corax (125446 125450)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Illinois) Corvus corax (195052 195054)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Corvus corax (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Corvus corax (194379)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Corvus corax (220460)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Corvus corax (194906 194910 194911 194912 194913 194914 194925 194926 194927 194928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Corvus corax (224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Corvus corax (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Corvus corax (230120)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Wales) Corvus corax (125439)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Corvus corax (195062 195063)