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Fulica americana shufeldti

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Fulica shufeldti was named by Brodkorb (1964).

It was recombined as Fulica americana shufeldti by Jehl (1967) and Olson (1977).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Fulica minor Shufeldt p. 819
1902Fulica minor Hay p. 528
1930Fulica minor Hay p. 334
1933Fulica minor Lambrecht p. 480
1940Fulica minor Wetmore p. 54
1964Fulica shufeldti Brodkorb
1967Fulica shufeldti Brodkorb p. 129
1967Fulica americana shufeldti Jehl p. 26
1977Fulica americana shufeldti Olson p. 351

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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
Telmatorae
superorderCharadriimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderGruiformesBonaparte 1854
familyRallidaeVigors 1825
genusFulica
speciesamericanaGmelin 1789
subspeciesshufeldti(Brodkorb 1964)

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.

Fulica americana shufeldti Brodkorb 1964
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Invalid names: Fulica minor Shufeldt 1891 [replaced]
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: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Fulica minor (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Fulica minor (20573 20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Fulica minor (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Fulica minor (176222)