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Palaeoaramides christyi

Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Taxonomy
Rallus christyi was named by Milne-Edwards (1871). It is the type species of Palaeoaramides.

It was recombined as Palaeoaramides christyi by Lambrecht (1933), Brodkorb (1952), Brodkorb (1967), Olson (1977) and Mlikovsky (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Rallus eximius Milne-Edwards
1871Rallus christyi Milne-Edwards
1933Palaeoaramides christyi Lambrecht p. 462
1952Palaeoaramides christyi Brodkorb p. 175
1967Palaeoaramides christyi Brodkorb p. 119
1967Palaeoaramides eximius Brodkorb p. 119
1977Palaeoaramides christyi Olson p. 346
2002Palaeoaramides christyi Mlikovsky p. 175

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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
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
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
genusPalaeoaramides
specieschristyi(Milne-Edwards 1871)

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.

Palaeoaramides christyi Milne-Edwards 1871
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Invalid names: Rallus eximius Milne-Edwards 1869 [synonym]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available